Marc H. Bornstein|Linda R. Cote|O. Maurice Haynes|Chun?Shin Hahn|Young Joo Park
Parenting knowledge: Experiential and sociodemographic factors in European American mothers of young children.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
knowledge child rearing child development relevant parenting wellbeing children using sociodemographically heterogeneous sample 268 european american mothers 2yearolds assessed state mothers parenting knowledge compared parenting knowledge groups mothers varied terms parenthood social status identified principal sources mothers parenting knowledge terms social factors parenting supports formal classes whole european american mothers demonstrated fair less complete basic parenting knowledge age education rated helpfulness written materials uniquely contributed mothers knowledge adult mothers scored higher adolescent mothers mothers improved knowledge parenting first second child stable across time differences found mothers girls boys mothers varied employment status birth adoptive mothers implications variation parenting knowledge sources parenting education clinical interactions parents discussed