The Effects of Preparing Two-Year-Olds for Brief Separations from Their Mothers.

Adams, Roderick E., Jr.; Passman, Richard H.

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Publication Date: 1981-Sep

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The Effects of Preparing Two-Year-Olds for Brief Separations from Their Mothers.

Adams, Roderick E., Jr.; Passman, Richard H.

Child Development, v52 n3 p1068-70 Sep 1981

Studied effects of strategies used by mothers to prepare a two-year-old child to be left with a stranger. Strategies differed, as did outcomes. Among the results, children given brief preparations remained with the stranger longer and played with more toys. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attachment Behavior, Emotional Response, Interaction, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Stranger Reactions, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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