Research report Jun 2024
How mothers and fathers share child care in Australia
This report looks at how couples share looking after children, planning and coordinating children’s activities, and helping children with remote learning.
Research report Jun 2024
This report looks at how couples share looking after children, planning and coordinating children’s activities, and helping children with remote learning.
Webinar May 2024
This webinar will explore how collaboration helped CatholicCare Sydney develop their own routine outcomes measurement tool.
Webinar Apr 2024
This webinar will introduce customer journey mapping and how it can be used to enhance your service systems.
Short article Apr 2024
This short article provides an overview of the research evidence on the association between parenting, peer relationships and mental health in the middle years. Knowledge of the continuing importance of parent–child relationships during this period can help practitioners support parents and young people to navigate changing relationships, which can help promote positive mental health and healthy peer relationships for young people.
Resource sheet Apr 2024
A tool for programs delivered under the Communities for Children initiative
Webinar Mar 2024
This webinar will explore practical ways to engage with children in out-of-home care to support their mental health and wellbeing.
Webinar Mar 2024
This webinar will explore how developmental evaluation can be used to learn on the go and develop responsive interventions.
Media release Mar 2024
The Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) welcomes today’s commitment by the Australian Government to pay superannuation on the Government’s Paid Parental Leave from 1 July 2025.
Policy and practice paper Feb 2024
This paper summarises the research evidence on the influence of positive peer relationships on the social and emotional development of young people in the middle years (8-14 years).
Media release Feb 2024
Having positive and supportive friendships in the middle years of childhood reduces stress, enhances self-esteem and helps with negotiating relationships later in life, according to a report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS).