Is Early Center-Based Child Care Associated with Tantrums and Unmanageable Behavior Over Time Up to School Entry?

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 101-117

  Eryigit Madzwamuse, Suna ^a   Barnes, Jacqueline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Center based child care; Child characteristics; Early exposure; Maternal characteristics; Tantrums; Unmanageable behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875405842     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10566-012-9193-7     Document Type: Article

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