role of father

• schaffer 


  found that primary attachment 3% father alone, at 18 months - 75% developed an attached to father and experienced separation anxiety
• distinctive role for father:

  engage in more active play activities than mothers, father’s interaction encourages stimulation and risk-taking behaviours
• as a primary figure:

  mothers more likely to go to work, if men take on primary caregiver role - interaction style becomes more like mothers, sensitive responsiveness