Parental Contributions to the Delay of Gratification in Preschool-aged Children

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 471-478

  Russell, Beth S ^a   Londhe, Rucha ^a   Britner, Preston A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Delay of gratification; Parenting; Self control; Temperament

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876080281     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-012-9599-8     Document Type: Article

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