How do parents respond to children's questions about the identity of artifacts?

Developmental Science

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 519-524

  Kemler Nelson, Deborah G ^a   O'Neil, Kelly ^a  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SEMANTICS;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SEMANTICS; VERBAL LEARNING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 27744466006     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2005.00443.x     Document Type: Review

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