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| Journal of Family Counseling | 1 |
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| Miller, Thomas W. | 1 |
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Miller, Thomas W. – Journal of Family Counseling, 1975
This study involved 208 children and their mothers. It tested the effect on the child's self-esteem of the way the mother interacts verbally with the child. In general, descriptive responses are more effective than judgmental ones. (Author)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Interaction, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship
