title: Adolescent parents and toddlers: strategies for intervention.
abstract: Adolescents share many developmental similarities with toddlers. When an adolescent becomes a mother, the parent-toddler relationship is affected by the level of development of both individuals. It may be nurturing and satisfying, or it may be conflicted and frustrating for both. By comparing the developmental similarities the two share, the nurse is provided with a framework for assessing and working with these clients.
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, Connecticut.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Van Cleve
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Sadler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009732:Nursing Care; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent