Policy and practice paper May 2007
Building relationships between parents and carers in early childhood
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An outline of strategies that professionals may employ to support and strengthen parent/carer partnerships.
Policy and practice paper May 2007
An outline of strategies that professionals may employ to support and strengthen parent/carer partnerships.
Family Matters article Jun 1999
In this article the author examines the approaches used to estimate costs incurred by Australian parents in raising children, and explains current research being undertaken through using indicative budget standards for a range of households that would examine the costs of children in different family circumstances.
Family Matters article Oct 2004
This article suggests that more creative ways of understanding the mosaic and diverse nature of contemporary motherhood, such as fiction, memoirs and personal narratives, ought to be considered when researching motherhood and the family.
Family Matters article Apr 2001
This article discusses 'Benefits for children: a four country study', a new international study which discusses and compares the child benefit programs of four countries: Australia, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.
Family Matters article Jun 2005
This paper draws on data from the Fertility Decision Making Project to examine views regarding the use of IVF held by men and women in their twenties and thirties who were in a committed relationship.
Family Matters article Sep 2004
This article focuses on contemporary patterns of transition for young people who are becoming adult in the 2000s, and reflects on how we understand these patterns.
Family Matters article Jun 1997
The column provides a snapshot of family research and policy issues from a range of research perspectives and geographic locations around Australia, this issue featuring reports from our corresponding consultants describing research that falls under the broad sub-headings of indigenous families and children and adolescents.
Family Matters article Dec 1993
An Indonesian psychologist now studying in Canberra, presents her views on Australian families, asserting that contrary to Indonesian beliefs about western families, Australians put a high value on children.
Family Matters article Sep 2004
This article explores the risk factors associated with adolescent antisocial behaviour, as well as the factors that might promote resilience against this outcome, drawing on data from the Australian Temperament Project.
Research report Mar 2010
Looks at data from over 5,000 time use diaries of 4-5 year old children collected in the first wave (2004) of the Growing Up in Australia study