Fathers' role in children's language development

Handbook of Father Involvement: Multidisciplinary Perspectives: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 135-150

  Tamis LeMonda, Catherine S ^a   Baumwell, Lisa ^a   Cabrera, Natasha J ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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