A Quiz: How is my relationship with my (daughter, girlfriend, wife, mom, etc.)

A Quiz: How is my relationship with my (daughter, girlfriend, wife, mom, etc.)


“Ask an adult woman about her relationship with her father or stepfather and
you'll quickly see how important dads are to daughters.”- DADs Website (Generates media, news, encouragement to promote a healthy relationship between dads and daughters).

I was sad to notice today that a cool, useful website has gone under due to lack of funding - that was DADs - Dads and Daughters. It's aim was to help dads and step dads be dads and step dads - great dads and step dads to their great daughters. It would help them dialogue, communicate, and really support each other. But I'm writing this so that we can continue this dialogue and relationship building between men and women.

Future of Fatherhood (http://ems.webpal.net/link.php?M=107551&N=742&L=678&F=H):

DADs co-founder Joe Kelly’s online & in-person resources for Dads, Daughters, and Professionals working with families. Men used the information on the website and reported that they were
"better fathers and stepfathers for having learned from DADs"
- saying that their work is
"especially important in this day and age of major, complex challenges that
girls face."
"Parenting educators recommended DADs to other parents and called our resources “timeless.” And an 11-year-old daughter spoke for many others when she wrote,
“I think my dad finally understands me now. Thank you—it worked!”
The quiz is here: http://joekelly.info/dads/Quiz.html----


I'm including the whole Goodbye letter here:

Dads & Daughters ClosesWe are sad to report that Dads & Daughters has shut down due to a lack of sufficient funds to continue operations. Over the past 10 years, Dads & Daughters (DADs) has successfully highlighted the positive impact of strong relationships between fathers and stepfathers and their daughters. You’ve probably heard us say,
“Ask an adult woman about her relationship with her father or stepfather and
you’ll quickly see how important dads are to daughters.”
DADs worked hard to help dads and stepdads makes the most of that influence, and in the process DADs improved the lives of thousands of families. Men told us that they were better fathers and stepfathers for having learned from DADs, and that our work is especially important in this day and age of major, complex challenges that girls face. Parenting educators recommended DADs to other parents and called our resources “timeless.” And an 11-year-old daughter spoke for many others when she wrote, “I think my dad finally understands me now. Thank you—it worked!”

DADs generated media stories about the father-daughter relationship on every major TV network and major newspapers and magazines in the US and abroad. DADs created The Dads & Daughters Togetherness Guide and saw an anthology of articles from our newsletter, Daughters®: For Parents of Girls, published in Japan. DADs won high praise from the most regarded experts on girls’ healthy development. DADs mobilized fathers to advocate for girls through successful letter-writing campaigns aimed at policymakers and marketers. DADs held leadership positions in national coalitions like the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education, the Eating Disorders Coalition and the Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood.Despite our success, we have not raised the funds needed for our work. The reason that DADs must close may be the same reason that DADs needs to exist: the importance of fathers and stepfathers in the lives of daughters is little valued by our culture.Over the last 10 years, we’ve tried numerous funding models to secure steady support for our operations. We were unable to build a broad-based membership model. We took on revenue-generating programs—See Jane (research and advocacy on gender in children’s media) and the Daughters newsletter—but those programs have run their course. Meanwhile, our raison d'etre—promoting the power and potential of father-daughter relationships—has relied on a small but dedicated group of donors and supporters like you. However, this small cadre hasn’t been enough to sustain DADs. The people and organizations who we’ve had the privilege to work with at Dads & Daughters will continue to carry its message in their own ways. We encourage you to visit these websites in particular:

All the best,

Rev. Steve Emmett, Ph.D., Chairman

Joe Kelly President & Co-Founder

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