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A framework is proposed for determining the importance of cohesion and communication between families and day care. It is suggested that high cohesion and communication are desirable for parents of infants or families of children with special needs, while decreasing cohesion with continued high communication may be appropriate as children get older.
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The author wishes to thank Penny L. Deiner, Marion C. Hyson, and Donald L. Peters for their comments on early drafts of this manuscript.
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Whitehead, L.C. Cohesion and communication between families and day care: A proposed model. Child Youth Care Forum 17, 255–267 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01083906
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