Cyber-Parenting: Internet Benefits, Risks and Parenting Issues

Journal of Technology in Human Services

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 252-273

  Wong, Yu Cheung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

cyber parenting; Hong Kong; Internet risks; parent child relationship; parenting; parenting styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859361014     PISSN: 15228835     EISSN: 15228991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15228835.2011.562629     Document Type: Article

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