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Trace Gallagher shares 'unexpected' wisdom from being a 'girl dad'
Trace Gallagher reveals listening beats talking for daughters' mental health.
In brief
Trace Gallagher reveals listening beats talking for daughters' mental health. Fox News correspondent Trace Gallagher says daughters need quiet attention over advice to feel heard. Originally reported by Fox News.
Trace Gallagher shares parenting lesson
Fox News chief breaking news correspondent Trace Gallagher reveals how parenting daughters changed his approach to conversations.
“These are different people”
Gallagher's new book focuses on listening
Gallagher details his parenting journey in his new book 'Turns Out They Were Right All Along'.
“I'm a talkative guy. My career is talking”
Gallagher's daughters want to be heard
Gallagher's two daughters, now 25 and 22, want him to listen without fixing their problems.
“When they have a problem, they don’t really want you to talk to them about their problem. They just want you to hear them about the problem.”
Gallagher emphasizes quiet attention
Gallagher says the most powerful tool for fathers is paying attention in silence.
“You need to sit, you need to shut up and you need to listen”
Gallagher's advice for daughters
Gallagher advises daughters to talk out problems without immediate solutions.
“They want to be heard. They want to get it off their chest”
Gallagher's book highlights listening
Gallagher's new book emphasizes listening as the most valuable life lesson.
“The best lesson is that wisdom, guidance, advice, it comes at the most unexpected times”
Gallagher's childhood football story
Gallagher recalls his mother forcing him to quit football by telling him to go to practice.
“I don't want to play football anymore. I want to quit”
Gallagher's football experience
Gallagher played football through college after his mother's intervention.
“I fell in love with football and played it through college”
The headline
Fox News correspondent Trace Gallagher says daughters need quiet attention over advice to feel heard.
