Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 46-51 , February 2003

Father-child teaching interactions: The relationship to father involvement in caregiving

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☆ This research was supported in part by studentships from the Perinatal Research Centre, University of Alberta, Dr. J. C. Nelson Memorial Foundation and the Alberta Registered Nurses Educational Trust Fund, and The Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research awarded to V.B.

☆☆ Address correspondence and reprint requests to Vickie Boechler, RN, MN, 13 Brookwood Place, Spruce Grove, AB, Canada T7X 1H4. E-mail: vboechle@cha.ab.ca.

PII: S0882-5963(02)43908-5

doi: 10.1053/jpdn.2003.7

Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 46-51 , February 2003

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