The impact of poverty and stress on the interaction of Jamaican caregivers with young children

International Journal of Early Years Education

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-74

  Ricketts, Heather ^a   Anderson, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Children; Interaction; Jamaican; Parental stress; Parenting; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649817639     PISSN: 09669760     EISSN: 14698463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669760801892276     Document Type: Article

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