The role of a father
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- Created on: 07-01-17 23:29
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- The Role of a Father
- Mother's build an early attachment with a child because they show sensitive responsiveness. This means they are sensitive to the needs of their child
- The relationship between fathers is sometimes different. Research shows that this is not biological but there are factors in how it develops:
- Degree of sensitivity
- Father who show sensitivity to the needs of their infant develop secure attachments
- Supportive co-parenting
- The relationship between the father and the mother affects attachments.
- Brown suggested that supportive co-parenting affects the attachment they have.
- Types of attachments with own parents
- In families, where the father is the care-giver the attachment with their child is similar to their own parents
- Secure attachments to the father has positive benefits for the child including how to form better social relationships and having more emotional control
- Evaluating whether fathers are different
- Fathers have different roles from mother in nurturing. Hardy found out dads were not as good as mums at detecting distress in children, suggesting lower nurturing abilities
- Lack of a father has been shown to lead to negative outcomes such as aggression (especially in boys)
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