Family Matters article Apr 1992
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Family Matters article Apr 2008
Stuff you’d never think of
This article reports on research carried out with children who had experienced homelessness in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
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Policy and practice paper May 2007
Tailoring parenting to fit the child
An overview about synchronising parenting methods and child characteristics, and ways in which parenting can be attuned to "fit" the child.
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Research report May 2010
The best start
The Australian Institute of Family Studies has prepared this Facts Sheet about the diversity of families to support the 2010 National Families Week
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Research report Apr 1985
The child's eye view of family life: A report prepared for the younger children in a study conducted in Victoria in late 1982 and early 1983
Examines children's views of family life in a variety of ordinary Victorian families, including intact, step and one parent families.
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Research report Apr 1985
The child's eye view of family life: A report to respondents in a study conducted in Victoria in late 1982 and early 1983
This report to respondents is based on data collected in the first survey of the Institute's Children in Families Project (CIF)
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Family Matters article Dec 1993
The development of competence
This article on child development examines the nature of true intelligence, the elements of the growth of competence and how we might better stimulate the development of a child's many intelligences.
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Research report Jul 2005
The efficacy of early childhood interventions
This report works towards producing an evidence base concerning the efficacy of early childhood interventions in Australia
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Research report Jul 1980
The family and the pre-school child
Stresses the social context of child rearing and challenges some standard assumptions concerning family arrangements for the pre-school child
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Family Matters article Jun 2007
The importance of caring for children in Australian society
This article calls for child welfare to be at the forefront of civilised society, as well as discussing Australia's low ranking in child well being and the concept of "Modernity's paradox", where child outcomes and youth problems are worsening despite rising economic prosperity.