CUSTODY FOR CHILDREN AGE 5 AND YOUNGER |
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| Authors: | Mary F. Whiteside |
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| Affiliation: | Mary F. Whiteside, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and mediator in private practice. She is affiliated with the Ann Arbor Center for the Family. Her publications include numerous articles about families experiencing divorce and remarriage and families in family-owned businesses. |
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| Abstract: | The empirical literature concerning the developmental consequences of postdivorce custody arrangements for children age 5 and younger is summarized with a focus on implications for practitioners and researchers. A developmental-ecological model is used to organize the review. Key variables include socioeconomic resources, mother-child relationship, father-child relationship, mothers' and fathers' adjustment, cooperation and conflict within the parental alliance, the extended family network, and the day care environment. |
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