SECTION: The Role of The Father
TOPIC: Attachment
SIX SENTENCE SUMMARY OF KEY IDEAS (K/U)
1. Research has found babies are less likely to form a primart
attachment to their fathers, but they are still very important
attachment figures.
2. Fathers play a role in play and stimulation rather than the
emotional development. But some studies have shown the
impacts of their attachment doesn’t affect adolescence like
mothers do.
RELEVENT EVIDENCE:
A study involved observing and filming 4-month-old babies with primary mother and fathers and secondary fathers. The
primary caregivers spent more time smiling, imitating, and responding to the infants needs. This shows fathers have to
potential to form primary attachments with more emotion.
PEEL STRENGTH PEEL WEAKNESS
The research can be used to offer information to parents, There is conflicting evidence as in some studies they
it reduces pressure on mothers to stay at home with the suggest fathers are important in the role of the child’s
stereotypical views. It also reassures homosexual parents adult future but in studies of homosexual parents those
are just as capable of raising a child, reduces parental children raised do not develop any differently to
anxiety. heterosexual parents. The importance of the role is still
unanswered.
PEEL WEAKNESS
Criticism in the research – further questions in to how a
father – infant relationship should be create’s more
stereotypes and increased parenting pressure/lack of - in
other research observers may ‘expect’ to see certain
attachments/behaviours.
TOPIC: Attachment
SIX SENTENCE SUMMARY OF KEY IDEAS (K/U)
1. Research has found babies are less likely to form a primart
attachment to their fathers, but they are still very important
attachment figures.
2. Fathers play a role in play and stimulation rather than the
emotional development. But some studies have shown the
impacts of their attachment doesn’t affect adolescence like
mothers do.
RELEVENT EVIDENCE:
A study involved observing and filming 4-month-old babies with primary mother and fathers and secondary fathers. The
primary caregivers spent more time smiling, imitating, and responding to the infants needs. This shows fathers have to
potential to form primary attachments with more emotion.
PEEL STRENGTH PEEL WEAKNESS
The research can be used to offer information to parents, There is conflicting evidence as in some studies they
it reduces pressure on mothers to stay at home with the suggest fathers are important in the role of the child’s
stereotypical views. It also reassures homosexual parents adult future but in studies of homosexual parents those
are just as capable of raising a child, reduces parental children raised do not develop any differently to
anxiety. heterosexual parents. The importance of the role is still
unanswered.
PEEL WEAKNESS
Criticism in the research – further questions in to how a
father – infant relationship should be create’s more
stereotypes and increased parenting pressure/lack of - in
other research observers may ‘expect’ to see certain
attachments/behaviours.
