Divorced Fathers and Their Daughters: A Review of Recent Research

Abstract

After parents' divorce, a father's relationship with his daughter is often far more damaged than his relationship with his son. Why is this? In what ways does the daughter pay an ongoing price for this damaged—or destroyed—relationship with her father? More important still, what can we do to reduce the damage to so many father–daughter relationships after divorce?

Keywords:

• divorced fathers and daughters
• divorced parents
• father–daughter relationships
• fathers and daughters
• shared parenting