Early mother-child separation, parenting, and child well-being in Early Head Start families

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-26

  Howard, Kimberly ^a   Martin, Anne ^a   Berlin, Lisa J ^b   Brooks Gunn, Jeanne ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior problems; Child aggression; Early separation; Maternal parenting; Mother child attachment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SATISFACTION; SEPARATION ANXIETY; VIDEORECORDING;

ANXIETY, SEPARATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 78651508257     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: 14692988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2010.488119     Document Type: Article

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