Tiffany field

• Tiffany field- farther as a primary caregiver

  Tiffany Field’s research demonstrates that fathers can take on the role of a primary caregiver. In her study, Field filmed 4-month-old babies during face-to-face interactions with primary caregiver mothers, secondary caregiver fathers, and primary caregiver fathers. The findings revealed that both primary caregiver mothers and fathers spent more time smiling, imitating, and holding their babies compared to secondary caregiver fathers.
• This suggests that fathers are capable of providing a nurturing and caring role similar to mothers, challenging traditional views that mothers are inherently more nurturing. The study highlights the importance of caregiver responsiveness over gender, supporting the idea that both mothers and fathers can form strong, nurturing attachments with their children when they are actively involved.