What meaning and effects does fatherhood have in child development

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 51-58

  Akande, Adebowale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

change; child rearing; Fathers; mothers; parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007621578     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443941010105     Document Type: Article

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