Parenting by lying

Journal of Moral Education

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 353-369

  Heyman, Gail D ^a   Luu, Diem H ^a   Lee, Kang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 74949122459     PISSN: 03057240     EISSN: 14653877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057240903101630     Document Type: Article

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