On the significance of social relationships in the development of childrens earliest symbolic play: An ecological perspective

Play and Development: Evolutionary, Sociocultural, and Functional Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 101-129

  Bornstein, Marc H ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203936511     Document Type: Chapter

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