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ERIC Number: EJ387602
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Proximate Regulation by Mothers: A Demonstration of how Differing Styles Affect Young Children's Behavior.
Holden, George W.; West, Meredith J.
Child Development, v60 n1 p64-69 Feb 1989
Explores proactive and reactive parental behavior among 24 mothers and their first-born children whose ages ranged from 27 to 45 months. Children responded to proactive behavior as compared to reactive behavior by engaging in acceptable behaviors for longer periods and by violating fewer rules. (RJC)
Descriptors: Compliance (Psychology), Discipline, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Participation, Socialization, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Child Behavior; Proactive Interference; Reactive Behavior