Supporting secure parent-child attachments: The role of the non-parental caregiver

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 271-283

  Marty, Ana H ^a   Readdick, Christine A ^a   Walters, Connor M ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Non parental caregivers; Parent child attachment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863040700     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443042000235758     Document Type: Article

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