Trends in popular parenting books and the need for parental critical thinking

Child Welfare

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 819-836

  Connell Carrick, Kelli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INFANT; LITERATURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CHILD REARING; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INFANT; LITERATURE; PARENTING;

EID: 33751181001     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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