Behaviour patterns in daily mother-child separations: Possible opportunities for stress reduction

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 387-396

  Klein, Pnina S ^a   Kraft, Ravit R ^a   Shohet, Cilly ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adjustment to daycare; Infant mental health; Mother infant separation; Mother infant caregiver interactions; Separation ceremonies

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950936842     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430801943290     Document Type: Article

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