Family Matters article Dec 2012
Joint attention and parent-child book reading
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Family Matters article on early language development, school readiness and academic achievement
Family Matters article Dec 2012
Family Matters article on early language development, school readiness and academic achievement
Family Matters article Dec 2012
This paper discusses the effects of access, context and time "exposed" to different media (including reading) on the child's language skills at different stages of their development.
Family Matters article Dec 2012
The first decade of life
Practice guide Apr 2013
This paper explores how insights from the field of community capacity-building can improve child welfare practice and policy in Australia.
Research report Apr 2013
AIFS research undertaken to identify gaps in access to and participation in preschool programs by Australian children in the year before school
Research report May 2013
This facts sheet focuses on partnership and fertility trends, with a view to feeding into such decision-making
Research report May 2013
This report highlights some key learnings about human development from the Australian Temperament Project (ATP) - a groundbreaking longitudinal study
Family Matters article Jul 2013
This article explores shared-parenting relationships after a former spouse has re-partnered, presenting findings from interviews with 16 couples, recruited from the 'Couples in Repartnered (Step-) Families' study in New Zealand.
Family Matters article Jul 2013
Family Matters article on post-separation parenting and financial arrangements over time
Research report Dec 2013
This paper explores trends in child care in Australia from 1984 to 2011, for children aged under 12 years old with employed mothers