The Science Behind “Daddy’s Girls”
There really is a reason your daughter gravitates to her daddy
Last night, I came downstairs after dinner to see a beautiful, handmade Valentine’s card on the table, made with cut out paper hearts and my daughters fanciest writing. “Wow, sweetheart!” I said, looking at it. “This is beautiful.” “It’s not for you.” she stated, matter-of-factly. “It’s for dad.”
My daughter is the ultimate daddy’s girl. Every time she gets a candy, she makes sure she keeps half for dad. She loves to emphasize to me that it’s just for him. I don’t mind one bit. I think it’s incredible how much she loves him. I feel the same way about my dad. I remember every card or gift my dad bought me (maybe because there were so few he chose out on his own…) But, the things my dad does as gestures of love toward me mean the more to me than all of the millions of things my mom does for me, and even though I adore my mom, well, she’s not my dad.
So, why do girls gravitate to their fathers? Well, a study published in Behavioral Neuroscience revealed a lot of interesting things.
The study, consisting of 69 heterosexual biological fathers of children ages 1–2. The participants had to wear an electronic recording device and comparisons were made regarding sounds, responses, and play with children. Any sound made on the device in the 48 hour time…
