Meg Meeker

“Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know” (2017)

Perfect for Father’s Day, a critical read for all dads seeking to connect with their daughters and raise confident young women in today’s increasingly complicated world.Drawing on her thirty years' experience practicing pediatric and adolescent medicine, teen health expert Dr. Meg Meeker explains why an active father figure is maybe the single most important factor in a young woman's development. In this invaluable guide, Meeker shows how a father can be both counsel and protector for his daughter as she grows into a spiritually and mentally strong young woman. From cradling his newborn to walking her down the aisle, a father must relish his paramount responsibility—guiding the course of his daughter’s life. Meeker reveals • How a man can become a "strong father" • How a father's guidance influences every part of a woman's life, from her self-respect to her perspective on drugs, alcohol, and sex • How to lay down ground rules that are respected without creating distance in your relationship with your daughter • Why you need to be your daughter's hero • The mistakes most fathers make—and the serious consequences • How to help daughters make their own good decisions and avoid disastrous mistakes • How a father's faith will influence his daughter's spiritual development • How to get through to you daughter, even during her toughest don't-talk-to-me years • True stories of daughters who were on the wrong path—and how their fathers helped to bring them back Learn how to grow, strengthen, or rebuild your relationship with your daughter to better both your life and hers in the bestselling Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know.

“Hero: Being the Strong Father Your Children Need” (2017)

"Your go-to gift for new fathers." — Dave Ramsey, New York Times bestselling author, motivational speaker, and radio hostWhether you know it or not, if you're a dad, you’re a hero— that's the message of bestselling author and pediatrician Meg Meeker. Even if you're struggling with all the demands of fatherhood, let Dr. Meeker reassure you: every man has it within him to be the hero father his children need. With simple step-by-step instructions and drawing on long experience—including her work with the NFL's Fatherhood Initiative—Dr. Meeker shows you how to be the father you want to be and your children need you to be. Discover why fathers are even more important to their children than their mothers are; why your children want you to be their hero—even if their relationship with you has been strained or distant; and secrets that can help divorced dads, widowed dads, and stepfathers maintain—or rebuild—a strong relationship with their children As Dr. Meeker writes, "If you want what is best for your children—if you want what is best for you—you should strive to be a hero father. In this book, I hope to show you how."

“Strong Mothers, Strong Sons: Lessons Mothers Need to Raise Extraordinary Men” (2015)

“Strong Mothers, Strong Sons: Lessons Mothers Need to Raise Extraordinary Men” (2014)

“The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers: Reclaiming Our Passion, Purpose, and Sanity” (2011)