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A Comparative Study of Adolescent and Older Mothers' Knowledge of Infant Abilities
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A Comparative Study of Adolescent and Older Mothers' Knowledge of Infant Abilities

Child Study Journal, Vol.18(3), p223
1988

Abstract

Adolescents Adults Age Differences Child Development Comparative Analysis Early Parenthood High Schools Infant Behavior Knowledge Level Mothers Social Differences
Compares differences between adolescent and older mothers on tests of infant motor, cognitive, social and language development; and first- and second-year abilities. Older mothers were better at predicting emergence of infant behaviors and first-year behaviors. There was no difference between groups in predicting second-year behaviors. (Author/BB)

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