Are mindful parents more authoritative and less authoritarian? An analysis of clinic-referred mothers

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 230-235

  Williams, Keith L ^a   Wahler, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Authoritarian parenting; Authoritative parenting; Child problems; Everyday mindfulness; Parenting styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952086524     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-009-9309-3     Document Type: Article

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