Not only parents but also children have a lot of expectations from their parents especially the preteen-agers and teenagers. Here are some things which preteens expect from their dads.Sandy has noticed that his daughter is not being vocal as she used to be a year back. He has consulted his friends and got surprised to know that few of his friends’ children are behaving in the same manner. These children including Sandy’s child are in their preteens. Sandy wants to have a talk with his daughter so that he could understand if he is unable to fulfil the expectations of his preteen daughter.
Expectations from Fathers
Fathers’ role in raising a child is quite different than that of mothers’ role. The approach of dads in the upbringing of their children is also very different than their mothers. Both boys and girls learn a lot from their fathers and positive relationship with their father during their entire childhood help children to have stable relationship in future and have reduced risks of depression. Fathers do have very strong influence on their children especially when the children are into their
preteen and teen stages. A strong father always helps the children to become strong and handle different kinds of adverse situations in future.
Boys’ Expectations from Fathers
Boys always try to imitate their dads and they want to be like their
dads when they grown up. At times boys blindly imitate their fathers but in some cases when the boys reach their preteens they may start competing with them. Here comes an important role of a father. Only a father can teach his son how to become an ideal man. Most of the preteen boys keep their fathers as their role models so it is important to behave in a very careful manner in front of a preteen boy. A preteen boy observes his father’s behaviour towards his mother and expects that mother should be given due respect by his father.
Girls’ Expectations from Fathers
The first man a girl interacts very closely is her father. The father is considered as an ideal man by almost all girls and later in life they look for different traits of their fathers in their partners. It is important for the dad of a preteen girl to know about the expectations his daughter is having from him so that there is no mismatch while fulfilling them. A daughter always considers her dad as a leader or a hero. He is the provider and protector for the daughter.
A preteen daughter finds her dad to be the most trustworthy person in the world. A girl who is in her preteens and
teens needs strong male attention and affection. Dads have to understand it well and must not doubt their daughter’s needs. A preteen daughter not only wants to get herself treated affectionately by her father but also wants her father to treat her mother affectionately and with respect. A girl appreciates when she sees her father helping her mother in her daily chores e.g. cleaning the house, preparing dinner or washing clothes.
Dad is the Greatest Saviour
Whether it is a preteen boy or a girl, a child always expects to get protected by his or her father. Apart from getting financial help from fathers, children also expect to get their problems resolved by their dads and that is why dads of preteens must act responsibly. Participation in school and social programs of their children, interacting with their child’s friends, taking the children for outing and
spending quality time with the children would definitely help dads in fulfilling the expectations of their preteen children.
Fathers expect a lot from their preteen children and same is true with their children. Dads of preteens must know what their children expect from them and try to fulfil them so that their children develop positive attitude towards life.
What do preteen expect from their parents? How should dads behave with their preteens? What can dads do to develop a special bonding with their preteens? Discuss here. 
