6 Reasons Dads Should Teach Their Daughters Baseball

It will teach them valuable skills and create a lasting memory.

Walter Rhein
A Parent Is Born
Published in
6 min readJul 19, 2020

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Some dads simply don’t know what to do with their daughters. They love them, of course, but they feel awkward and are unsure how to communicate. This leads to an unfortunate distance that can have a detrimental effect on their entire relationship.

It’s sad, because the simple fact is that girls need their dads in their lives. When you become a father of daughters, yes, you’re going to have to learn about what shoes go with what dress and how to braid hair. However, that doesn’t mean that you have to give up on things like baseball.

Teaching your daughters how to play baseball is a wonderful activity that helps strengthen the bond of your relationship and provides your child with critical life skills. Here are six reasons dads need to go out and have a catch with their daughters.

It teaches critical motor skills

It may seem odd to think about, but parents need to help teach their children how to move, run, catch, and throw. When a child is…

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Walter Rhein
A Parent Is Born

10+ years experience as a certified English and Physics teacher. 20+ years of experience as an editor, journalist, blogger and novelist. WalterRhein@gmail.com