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Work-family and childcare

Work–family conflict and toddler parenting: a dynamic approach to the role of parents’ daily work–family experiences in their day-to-day parenting practices through feelings of parental emotional exhaustion

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Pages 507-524 | Received 28 May 2021, Accepted 25 Jan 2022, Published online: 16 Feb 2022

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