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ERIC Number: EJ449052
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
Cultural Variation in Infants' Sleeping Arrangements: Questions of Independence.
Morelli, Gilda A.; And Others
Developmental Psychology, v28 n4 p604-13 Jul 1992
All 14 children in a Mayan sample slept in their mothers' beds into toddlerhood, whereas none of the 18 children in a U.S. sample slept in their mothers' beds on a regular basis. Mayan and U.S. parents' explanations for these practices are reported. (BC)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Infants, Middle Class, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Parents, Personal Autonomy, Sleep
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Guatemala; Infant Feeding; Maya (People); United States