Single Parenting and Child Behavior Problems in Kindergarten

Race and Social Problems

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-58

  Jackson, Aurora P ^a   Preston, Kathleen S J ^a   Franke, Todd M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child behavior problems; Discipline practices; Nonresident fathers; Parenting stress; Preschool children; Single mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455251677     PISSN: 18671748     EISSN: 18671756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12552-010-9026-y     Document Type: Article

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