The authors provide a brief overview of historical definitions of father's caregiving role and describe historical themes addressed in studies of the impact of fathers' on their infants and young children. The authors suggest six themes that not only are descriptive of contemporary research with fat
Fathers and infants
β Scribed by Jack M. Stack
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 73 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-9641
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