title: Tasks and communication as an avenue to enhance parenting of children birth-5 years: an integrative review.
abstract: Every day, normative functions of parenting and their significance are under-investigated. An integrative review of tasks and communication involved in parenting young children informed by Horowitz (1995) and Blumer (1969) was conducted.Research articles consistent with inclusion criteria were published from 1995 to 2013 and focused on parenting tasks and communication. Themes consistent with Horowitz and Blumer were identified. Nurses are reminded about the significance of attending to the everyday, normative work of parenting young children, the potential meaning derived from this work, and the importance of assessing parental development as well as the importance of continuing research in this area.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: kemooney@nursing.upenn.edu.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mooney-Doyle
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Claire Fagin Hall, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: deatrick@nursing.upenn.edu.
authors.forename: Janet A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Deatrick
authors.affiliation: Boston College Connell School of Nursing, Cushing Hall, Chestnut Hill, MA; Thomas Jefferson University School of Nursing, Health Professions Academic Building, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: june.horowitz@bc.edu.
authors.forename: June Andrews
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Horowitz
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D058996:Quality Improvement; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014481:United States
keywords: Integrative review; Parenting; Young children