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  1. Department of Family Studies, University of Maryland, Marie Mount Hall, College Park, Maryland, 20742-7500

    Sandra L. Hofferth & Sally C. Curtin

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Hofferth, S.L., Curtin, S.C. (2005). Leisure Time Activities in Middle Childhood. In: Moore, K.A., Lippman, L.H. (eds) What Do Children Need to Flourish?. The Search Institute Series on Developmentally Attentive Community and Society, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23823-9_7

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