Role of the father

• Role of the father

  Most babies attach to their father by 18 months but rarely as the first attachment

  Grossman et al - fathers may have a distinctive role involving play and stimulation

  Field - those fathers who were primary caregivers more responsive than secondary caregiver father
• Role of the father evaluation

  +real world application, fathers role in attachment can be advised to families

  -conflicting evidence from researchers

  -preconceptions may lead to observer bias, may affect some studies