The foundations of the debate about fatherhood are changing ...

22 February 2012

In this video interview with Sir Michael Rutter, a pillar of the world of childhood research, he says something remarkable ? that multiple attachment is vital.

In so doing he indicates a change in the foundation of the debate about fatherhood.

The myth of a single essential attachment between mother and child emerged as Bowlby?s insights combined with the social norms of the time, leaving the father-child relationship as icing on the cake, increasingly appreciated but always secondary.

Understanding of multiple attachment is not new, but a person of Sir Michael Rutter?s reputation talking about it is. The myth of the single essential attachment remains deeply embedded in our culture and serves many purposes, but things are changing.

Multiple attachment is a hallmark of the human race.

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