RECONNECTING CHILDREN WITH ABSENT PARENTS: A Model for Intervention

Family Court Review

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 439-459

  Freeman, Rhonda ^a   Abel, David ^a   Cowper Smith, Mary ^a   Stein, Laurie ^a  

^a Changing Lives and Family Violence Programs Family Service Toronto   (Canada)

Author keywords

child adjustment; child parent relationship; children of divorced parents; reconnection

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548553330     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.174-1617.2004.tb00662.x     Document Type: Article

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