Family risks and protective factors: Pathways to Early Head Start toddlers' social-emotional functioning

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 74-86

  Whittaker, Jessica E Vick ^a   Harden, Brenda Jones ^a   See, Heather M ^a   Meisch, Allison D ^a   Westbrook, T'Pring R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Early Head Start; Parenting; Risks and protective factors; Social emotional functioning

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649653099     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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