Perceptions and Practices of Stimulating Children's Cognitive Development Among Moroccan Immigrant Mothers

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 370-383

  el Moussaoui, Nabila ^a   Braster, Sjaak ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Moroccan immigrants; Parent child interaction; Parental perceptions; Parental stimulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955762316     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-010-9401-8     Document Type: Article

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