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This paper addresses the question, “How do young children perceive their parents?” It reports the findings from one section of an investigation of children’s perceptions of parents and self. The study included 600 children 6- to 8-years-old in Brisbane, Australia.
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Silcock, A., Sadler, D.R. (1982). Young Children’s Differential Perceptions of Their Parents. In: Nir-Janiv, N., Spodek, B., Steg, D., Spencer, M., Wagemaker, P. (eds) Early Childhood Education. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3479-8_6
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