Chinese parents’ goals and practices in early childhood

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 843-857

  Luo, Rufan ^a   Tamis LeMonda, Catherine S ^a   Song, Lulu ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese culture; Confucianism; Early childhood; Parenting

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFUCIANISM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 84988892506     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2013.08.001     Document Type: Review

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