Playing well with others in Kindergarten: The benefit of siblings at home

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 333-350

  Downey, Douglas B ^a   Condron, Dennis J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Siblings; Social skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442682998     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2004.00024.x     Document Type: Article

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