Play Behaviors of Parents and Their Young Children With Disabilities

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 112-120

  Childress, Dana C ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

early intervention; parent child interaction; play; young children with disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959991359     PISSN: 02711214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0271121410390526     Document Type: Article

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