Buffering boys and boosting girls: The protective and promotive effects of Early Head Start for children's expressive language in the context of parenting stress

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 695-707

  Vallotton, C D ^a   Harewood, T ^a   Ayoub, C A ^b   Pan, B ^c   Mastergeorge, A M ^d   Brophy Herb, H ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child effects; Early Head Start; Early intervention; Gender differences; Language development; Parenting stress; Vocabulary

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869036912     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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