Role of father

• Outline role of the father- Grossman study

  Aim: How important are fathers in children's development and do they have a distinct role

  Procedure: Fathers and mothers play sensitivity was evaluated

  Findings: Quality of infant attachment with mothers related to attachments in adolescence (father not important), quality of fathers play was related to adolescent attachments
• 2 Weaknesses of role of the father

  • Doesn't explain why father don’t become primary caregivers
  • other influences need to be considered, difficult to draw conclusions