Family Matters article Apr 1992
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Stepfathers in children's lives
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Policy and practice paper Feb 2008
Strengthening Aboriginal family functioning: What works and why?
Insights into the protective effects and risks that influence forms of functioning among Aboriginal families.
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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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Family Matters article Jun 1996
Suicide among young people
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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 2013
The Australian Temperament Project
This report highlights some key learnings about human development from the Australian Temperament Project (ATP) - a groundbreaking longitudinal study
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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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Policy and practice paper Nov 2006
The changing role of grandparents
A discussion of grandparents' roles in caring for children and ways in which service providers can support them.
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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)