My baby brother is obsessed with my dad

The day my baby brother was born he was attached to my dad at the hip. No matter what my mom did, offered, proposed, anything he would never want to go to her. This is called attachment. Babies form an intense bond with their caregiver shortly after they are born. But since my dad has a full time job and works 40+ hours of overtime a week, he is barely home. My brother will scream and throw a fit whenever my dad leaves for work. It has gotten to the point where there is nothing that can be said or done to get him to stop crying. My brother displays secure attachment whenever my father is not present. Secure attachment is classified by children who show some distress when their caregiver leaves but are able to compose themselves knowing that their caregiver will return. Children with secure attachment feel protected by their caregivers, and they know that they can depend on them to return. Secure attachment is when a baby will play comfortably when caregiver is present but will become distressed when a caregiver leaves. Usually the baby will then seek contact when the caregiver returns.

Sometimes, my brother also shows insecure attachment. In basic terms, insecure attachment is a relationship style where the bond is contaminated by fear. This is expressed mainly as reluctance in the relationship and other mixed emotions, such as dependence and rejection. Most psychologists believe that insecure attachment is formed in early childhood. Insecure attached children are avoidant, ambivalent, and disorganized. They are less likely to explore their surroundings, cry loudly when the caregiver leaves, and continue to be distressed or indifferent when they return. My brother can sometimes be indifferent when my father leaves and he will not stop crying until he returns. Usually he stops crying when he returns, but recently he has continued to cry.

sources:

http://www.bbbgeorgia.org/attachSecure.php

https://www.verywellmind.com/attachment-styles-2795344