A classic, November 20, 2006 This is the best book you'll find anywhere on father-daughter relationships and, specifically, how to deepen that relationship. Cucchiara has delivered a classic. His book should be required reading for all would-be dads. I also think it will prove, in time, to be a collector's item of enormous value when Cucchiara, sooner or later, surfaces from his relative obscurity to become recognized as the cutting-edge expert he is. If you think I’m being hyperbolic, just pick up the book and read it for yourself. It will transform the way you view your fatherhood and virtually guarantee that your daughters grow up to be the confident, self-loving women you hope they'll become. -Reviewer: Steven Becker (New Jersey)   The Father's Side of the Story, July 11, 2006 There is a reason why it takes both a man and a woman to create a child... because fathers matter. Another valuable study on why single parenthood on either side is not to be undertaken without serious consideration. Many studies confirm that women who are "father's daughters" tend to be more confident, self-loving, accomplished, solid, and emotionally secure. Their counterparts on a whole did not fare as well. My father and grandfather both pushed me to focus my mind and be strong and independent without apology. I credit this upbringing with why I choose to be very career-oriented and unafraid of seeming intelligent around the opposite gender. If a man was scared off it was his weakness and I never would dumb myself down in response. Once a female has experienced the over-protective father who demanded her to focus on her own growth... she is not as vulnerable to being preyed upon by men with dishonorable intentions. This book is a testament to fathers everywhere. -Reviewer: M.R. Estante (San Francisco)   Great book for fathers, November 11, 2005 What a breath of fresh air. This wonderful book tells you exactly how to create a beautiful relationship with your daughter for not only your benefit but for hers too. "There is a very good chance that a daughter will grow up to date and marry a man similar to her father. Most likely, she will allow men to talk to her and treat her the way her father talked to and treated her and her mother. So just how important do you think a healthy, loving relationship is between a father and his daughter? YOU DECIDE." Bryan McDonald, Product Design Manager, Apple Computer (and loving Dad of his daughter) -Reviewer: Bryan McDonald “Loving Dad” (San Francisco)   Hello Joe,   I just wanted to write you to tell you how much I appreciated and found useful your book on fathers and daughters.  I am a psychotherapist with an office in both San Francisco and Sonoma County and this issue of fathering daughters is one that is so important and also one the strikes a cord so deeply in my own heart and soul that I have done extensive work with clients in this area and in particular with women in their twenties, thirties and forties, healing the shadow piece of the father wounds as it relates to dating, men, husbands, sexuality, protection, and parenting.  Thanks for sharing what you have.  I would very much like to contribute, create with, and support you on the development of the center you may be opening to support this work in the future, I look to forward to finding out more and being part of the ongoing development of this very necessary and important to heal collectively body of work with fathers and their daughters.   Best Wishes,   Joanna Intara Zim, M.A. Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist   Joe, I just finished your book, “What all Little Girls Need and What Most Women Never had.” You did such a marvelous job of putting your eleven years of parenting girls into a succinct and powerful “How to Guide for Successful Daughter Raising!” Your book touched my heart and rattled my brain! Even though my daughter is almost 19, your wisdom is still totally applicable to our ongoing successful relationship. Points like, “stay involved, routine is good, have vacations together, pray together, and don't stereotype your daughter,” are still profoundly important. I realize now that the successful principles you shared that I have been applying are really important to continue practicing.   Although my daughter is 300 miles away at college, I am reminded that all of the things that make a father/daughter relationship successful up to age 11 will also make a father/daughter relationship successful for the rest of our lives. Can we still cook and bake together, watch movies together, pray together, talk about the day’s challenges together? Of course! It’s a bit more of an email/cell phone relationship at this moment but it’s still a very important relationship!   My wife and I have almost always been on the same page with our parenting approach but we've also experienced plenty of blunders over the years. I wish I had this book in my hands 19 years ago but it is no less valuable today than it would have been then. Thank you for giving me this catalyst to reinvigorate this important relationship with my daughter. As I read this book I had to fight off the flashes of guilt that came up when you offered so many things that I could have done or should have done. Thankfully, I am at peace with where I am at in my relationship with my daughter and I am re-inspired to use what I’ve learned from your writing to be a more involved, more thoughtful, and a more supportive father in the future!   I would highly recommend this book for any parent or parent-to-be. It is a powerful tool for creating an ideal future for your family. Fathers and daughters will greatly benefit from this fast-reading, fun-reading parenting tool. It doesn't matter what age your daughter is or even if she is still just a twinkle in her future father's eye. This book is about creating healthy relationships that last. And here's the big surprise. Every bit of wisdom from Joe Cucchiara's experience appears to be totally applicable to everyone else in the family, regardless of gender!   Thank you for sharing your wisdom.   Thank you!   Steve Dahl Marketing Consultant Carlsbad, CA