Variations in child care by grandparents during the first three years

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 375-381

  Vandell, Deborah Lowe ^a   McCartney, Kathleen ^b   Owen, Margaret Tresch ^c   Booth, Cathryn ^d   Clarke Stewart, Alison ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Child care selection; Grandparents; Maternal employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037673993     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2003.00375.x     Document Type: Article

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