How to French plait, who Barbie’s boyfriend is and all the words to Olly Murs’ ‘Troublemaker’ are just some of the top 50 things only Dads of Daughters will know, according to a new survey.
A study of 500 dads with daughters under the age of 18 has revealed that knowing all the members of One Direction, how to paint nails and understanding the term ‘pirouette’ are also among the list, with knowing how to dance with her on their feet and knowing exactly how to alleviate a fight between mother and child without upsetting either party featuring too.
Wendy Hill, Brand Activation Director for Mattel, which conducted the study for Barbie, said: “By joining in with activities such as cartwheels and playtime, dancing and making fairy wings together, dads are showing their daughters just how much they matter – and that everything they do is important.”
TOP 50 THINGS ONLY DADS WITH DAUGHTERS KNOW:
- Who Barbie’s boyfriend is
- What a pirouette is
- Glitter gets everywhere
- How to give the perfect cuddle
- How to make her feel special
- How to clean showers full of hair
- How to shop
- How to make everything better
- Girls like getting dirty too
- When Strictly Come Dancing is on
- Who the members of One Direction are
- How to dance with her on your feet
- You understand it will take hours to get into the bathroom
- That girls want to play football as well
- They don’t always want pink and purple
- How to skip
- That chocolate or ice cream covers a multitude of sins
- How important it is to colour co-ordinate
- That girls also like to build dens and climb trees
- How to play with dolls
- How to stop a nightmare
- How to break up a fight between her and her mother
- How to paint nails
- How to show enthusiasm when watching a girlie movie or a musical show
- Who the winner of last year’s The X Factor was
- How to dance
- How to ice skate
- How to French plait
- How to face paint
- That you always need to have a hairband handy
- How to bake the perfect cake
- How to roller skate
- How to have a perfect tea party
- What Taylor Swift’s latest hit is
- That she needs to change her outfit five times a day
- How to say ‘no’ gently when she asks to marry you
- The names of all four members of Little Mix
- How to behave at a pop concert
- How to tie ballet shoes
- How to cartwheel
- How to get chewing gum out of long hair
- What objects in the house make a great popstar microphone
- The dance moves to the Macarena
- How to make a pair of fairy wings
- How to be a make-up model and wear eyeshadow and lipstick
- How to create the perfect bun
- All the words to Olly Murs ‘Troublemaker’
- The difference between fuchsia and pink
- What to do for a spa day at home
- The words to Justin Bieber’s ‘Baby’
