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Baydar, Nazli; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – Developmental Psychology, 1991
Secondary analyses indicated that maternal employment in children's first year had detrimental effects on cognitive and behavioral development. Grandmother care was beneficial for the cognitive development of children in poverty. For behavioral development, mother care was beneficial for boys and babysitter care for girls. (BC)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Day Care, Employed Parents