Content

• Steps
• Method 1 of 4: Breastfeed Your Daughter
• Method 2 of 4: Developing the Daily Mother-Daughter Relationship
• Method 3 of 4: Show Your Daughter You Love
• Method 4 of 4: Share Special Moments with Your Daughter
• Tips

If you have a little girl in your family, you will probably want to build a strong relationship with her from childhood. Follow these steps to help you build a loving, close relationship with your daughter from a very young age.

Steps

Method 1 of 4: Breastfeed Your Daughter

Studies have shown that women who breastfeed their babies secrete a substance called oxytocin. It evokes loving emotions and helps women create a strong bond with their children. The chemical is released during childbirth and contact with the baby's skin, especially during breastfeeding. If you are unable or unwilling to breastfeed, try to touch your baby more with your skin to create the same bond as when breastfeeding.

1. 1 Start breastfeeding your daughter while still in the hospital. Women are better able to breastfeed if they start breastfeeding while still in the hospital.
   • If you need help or advice to make this process easier and to make sure you are giving your baby enough milk, ask your nurse or lactation consultant for help while you are still in the hospital.
2. 2 Try to feed your baby for at least 6 months. The unifying feature of breastfeeding continues as long as you are caring for your baby.
   • Try to breastfeed your baby for the entire first year of life to maintain constant nurturing and nurture your baby's associations with food, comfort, safety, and love.

Method 2 of 4: Developing the Daily Mother-Daughter Relationship

Most families are engrossed in the mundane routines of sharing responsibilities, childcare and extracurricular activities. If you can, try to highlight a few activities you do with your daughter every day or every week so that she gets used to spending time with you for specific purposes.

1. 1 Pass on your experience of self-care to your little daughter. Do different things together like bathing, brushing your hair, using a toothbrush, dressing, and other personal care activities.
   • Demonstrate to her how to take care of herself and teach her to do everyday activities in which she can count on personal attention and understanding from a young age that she can rely on you.
2. 2 Let your daughter try to be like you. Repetition is the most powerful manifestation of flattery, and it also emphasizes that your daughter is trying to learn from you for clues for her own behavior. If your daughter is trying to imitate your body language, actions, or processes, offer to teach her. However, consider her personality. Encourage her to want to do something at the same time as you, while letting her know her own interests.
   • Set good examples. If you are not happy with your appearance or figure, you run the risk of passing these same complexes on to your daughter. Accept your size and imperfections. Teach her to love herself, not paying attention to the standards of beauty, often images of the "ideal body" imposed by the media.
   • Always communicate openly with your daughter about body beauty. Be honest about your feelings and don't judge her looks. If you find it difficult to talk about it, there is excellent information in the books and on the Internet that will help you take a closer look at questions about the body and solve problems related to your daughter.
3. 3 I use my daughter in my favorite activities. If you love jogging, take your daughter with you in a jogging stroller; if you enjoy shopping, people watching, walking in the garden, cooking, reading, finding opportunities to take your daughter with you, or helping her be a part of the action.
   • Involve your daughter in household chores as early as possible, more to develop personal responsibility than to fulfill the “expected role”. If you have sons, include them as well, doing the same household chores. In this way, your daughter and sons will learn that household chores are common to everyone and are important in keeping the home tidy.

Method 3 of 4: Show Your Daughter You Love

One of the main ingredients for creating a strong bond between mother and daughter is the constant expression of feelings. Showing love and affection for your daughter helps develop love, devotion, and a sense of security and appreciation in your child. Invest a piece of yourself in whatever you do together.

1. 1 Tell your daughter often that you love her. Raise your daughter so that she has no doubts about your love and caring attitude. If she gets used to hearing and saying the words "I love you" from an early age, she will grow in the confidence that your love is something she will never lose.
2. 2 Be physically influential with touch. Especially as an infant, cover her with kisses, hug her constantly, and incorporate hugging into your daily routine. As she grows up, never stop hugging her, whether it's good or bad. The power of touch remains important throughout your life together.
   • These physical expressions of love will not only teach your daughter how to show and accept love, but they will also train her to have a good relationship with her mother, which means hugging and kissing regularly.
   • As a bonus, more oxytocin will be released from physical attachment, bonding mother and daughter chemically.
3. 3 Listen and keep in touch. Your daughter will know the difference between listening carefully and accepting an audition claim. If you cannot find the time to listen carefully to your daughter, it is advisable to clarify the time when you will be free to sit down, talk and make a decision. Let her know that you appreciate what she has to say and are always ready to take time for her.

Method 4 of 4: Share Special Moments with Your Daughter

One of the most important things you can do to develop a strong bond with your daughter is to take time out and focus on her alone.For a toddler, this can mean wasting time holding her on the back porch or reading her a story. As she grows up, you can take her with you to the park for a special “Mother and Daughter Day,” or go to the library, shopping mall, theater and other fun activities together.

1. 1 Try to make your daughter feel special. Even if you have other children, it is important to constantly spend separate time with each child so that they know how much you value them as a person.
   • Take time to play one-on-one with your child, because she likes you to pamper her with little surprises, kisses, or signs of affection as often as possible.
   • As your daughter gets older, take her on Mother and Daughter Days for shopping, hairdressing, or other activities that will help you simply spend time with each other all the time.
2. 2 Share your life with her. When good things happen at work, dance happily with your daughter to celebrate. If someone leaves your life, talk to your daughter and grieve with her.
   • Shared emotions and experiences will show your daughter that you value her in both good times and bad, and your emotional connection is strong enough to share both joys and sorrows.

Tips

• When you try something new with your daughter, try to show her the importance of her opinion and let the girl know that you are taking care of her self-satisfaction.