Mindful parenting and care involvement of fathers of children with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 236-240

  MacDonald, Elaine E ^a   Hastings, Richard P ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childcare involvement; Fathers; Intellectual disability; Mindful parenting; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952097673     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-008-9243-9     Document Type: Article

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