Child, family, and neighborhood associations with parent and peer interactive play during early childhood

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 88-101

  Kenney, Mary Kay ^a  

^a HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood development; Parenting behaviors; Peer play; Reading to children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860884297     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-012-0998-7     Document Type: Article

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