"I think he is in his room playing a video game": Parental supervision of young elementary-school children at home

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 708-717

  Morrongiello, Barbara A ^a   Kane, Alexa ^a   Zdzieborski, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

accidents and injuries; children; parenting

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PARENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; RISK; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79960345612     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsq065     Document Type: Article

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