The parenting of preschool children by older mothers in the United Kingdom

Journal article

The parenting literature has focused on teenage motherhood but less is known about older mothers. In industrialized societies more women are giving birth later in life. The study examined whether there are any age trends in the use of discipline, home organization, provision of learning opportunities, maternal responsivity and mother child relationships treating maternal age at birth as a continuous construct. The sample was from two national UK cohorts with common assessments at three years ...

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Authors: Barnes, J; Gardiner, J; Sutcliffe, A; Melhuish, E

• Publisher: Psychology Press Ltd
• Journal: European Journal of Developmental Psychology
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 397-419
• Publication date: 2014-01-01
• DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2013.863728
• EISSN: 1740-5610
• ISSN: 1740-5629
• Language: English
• Keywords: Preschool; Discipline; Parent-child relationship; Learning opportunities; Family functioning