Parenting education and support policies and their consequences in selected OECD countries

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 526-532

  Shulruf, Boaz ^a   O'Loughlin, Claire ^a   Tolley, Hilary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Children; Early childhood services; Parenting support and education; Parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 63249084378     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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