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Berger LM, McLanahan SS. 2011. Child wellbeing in two-parent families: How do characteristics and relationships matter?. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University, Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, 50 pp. (Fragile Families working paper: WP11-13-FF)

Annotation: This paper examines the role of individual and family characteristics and relationships, with regard to differences in well-being for children living with their biological mother and either their biological father or a social father. It investigates cognitive skills and externalizing behavior problems for 5-year-olds; the importance of mother, father, and child characteristics; mother-father relationships and co-parenting; mother-child relationships; and father-child relationships.

Keywords: Behavior problems, Child development, Cognitive development, Families, Father child relations, Mother child relations, Parenting, Relationships, Parent child relations, Young children

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