"I was always daddy's little girl. We did everything together. He was my hero. My father was always there with a hug for me; when I was little, he let me climb all over him like he was a jungle gym.
And then my body changed. I developed early; I had boobs by 11. And all of a sudden, my Dad stopped hugging me or touching me. He went overnight from being my best friend to being remote and critical."
I read that in a student's journal earlier this semester (quoted with permission). I've read and heard similar things countless times over the course of nearly 20 years teaching gender studies and doing youth ministry. Ask any family therapist who works with teen girls, and they'll report the same thing I've heard: story after story of fathers withdrawing physical affection as soon as their daughters hit puberty.
Source: http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-guy-talk-dads-hug-your-daughters/?eref=RSS
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