Even though the site's owner tends to frown on non-factual Q&A's, in my opinion Ask Metafilter is at its best when it has more chatty/big-picture/experiential questions such as the recent one asking for stories about things that fathers did to build strong relationships with their daughters. Some good tips there for any parent with children of any gender though. This thread also leads to an earlier one about “What does it take to be a dad?” which is equally good.
Sort of along that same line, I still remember being asked as a fairly young boy (aged 10-11) by an aunt and uncle who were expecting their first child, “what do you think your parents did to make you kids turn out so good?” A bit of an awkward question at that age but I still remember my answer which is especially relevant considering where I am now in my life: “Reading to us and buying us lots of books.”
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