Fathers as primary caregivers

• What did Field do in 1978?

  Filmed 4 month old babies face to face interaction with mothers (primary), fathers (primary) and fathers (secondary).
• What were the findings of Field's study?

  Like mothers, primary caregiver fathers spent more time smiling, imitating and holding infants in comparison to secondary caregiver fathers.
• What do Field's results show?

  Fathers can be nurturing, and that the key to attachment is the level of responsiveness and not the gender of the parent.