Submission Oct 2009
Inquiry into the impact of violence on young Australians
Submission to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family, Community, Housing and Youth.
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Submission Oct 2009
Submission to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family, Community, Housing and Youth.
Research report Sep 2009
This paper examines how characteristics of parental paid employment are associated with differences in parent-child time
Research report Jun 2009
Analyses infants' time use according to breastfeeding status in order to inform the debate about how breastfeeding leads to improved child outcomes
Policy and practice paper Sep 2008
An overview of the research literature on the outcomes of children raised in families with multiple problems including parental substance misuse.
Family Matters article Jun 2008
The popular view that today's Australian children are faring worse than those of yesteryear can be investigated by comparing similar studies from now and from 20 years ago.
Family Matters article Jun 2008
Engaging families in the education of their children is increasingly viewed as important, with research finding that children achieve more when schools and families work together. This paper investigates the relationship between parental involvement and children's learning competence, with an analysis of Wave 2 data from Growing Up in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC), for children in Years 1 and 2 at school.
Family Matters article Jun 2008
A brief overview of the background and design of the study
Policy and practice paper May 2008
Examines bullying and its impact on young people’s health and wellbeing, and the significance of family relationships in dealing with bullying.
Submission May 2008
Submission to Committee on Children and Young People, NSW Parliament Inquiry.
Research snapshot May 2008
The Australian Institute of Family Studies prepared this Snapshot of Family Relationships report to support the 2008 National Families Week