«There is a ton of
research and support for those who care for
humans, but virtually none for pet
caregivers, even though 85 % of pet
caregivers consider their pets members of their families,» Spitznagel said.
And, having repeatedly misrepresented
research on infant - mother (I use «mother» here synonymously with mother - substitute or primary
caregiver) attachment, as «parents» and «
caregivers,» implying that they are all equal (Lamb's own
research has found otherwise), and making the completely misleading statement that «most infants» are attached to «both parents» this ostensibly indicates... that children suffer separation issues from all kinds of
human beings, that there is no particular qualitative differences between one of the «attachment figures» or another, that separation from one is like separation from another, and that all of this separation stress is ameliorated if the child simply is left with another fungible «attachment figure» aka here «the other parent.»
Research on attachment over the past three decades has confirmed his central hypothesis that the sensitivity and responsiveness of the
caregiver is instrumental in shaping the
human infant's first relationship.