Practice guide Aug 2012
Parenting in the early years
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Reviews parenting and home-visiting programs in general, and then focuses on the evidence for programs aimed at Indigenous families.
Practice guide Aug 2012
Reviews parenting and home-visiting programs in general, and then focuses on the evidence for programs aimed at Indigenous families.
Policy and practice paper Feb 2013
This paper uses existing literature to describe Australia's family leave policy history leading up to the government-funded Dad and Partner Pay
Practice guide May 2013
A brief overview of the evidence-based principles of parent-skills training
Policy and practice paper Jun 2014
An overview of key statistics and research findings to assist professionals working with parents of teens and tweens
Policy and practice paper Sep 2014
Explores some of the characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural practices that contribute to family functioning
Policy and practice paper Dec 2014
This paper reviews the research and current policy surrounding prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)
Short article Jun 2017
In the context of rising housing costs and financial stress, parental separation in low-income families can trigger greater risk of homelessness.
Short article Jul 2017
A recent review suggests that early parenting interventions improve parental responsiveness and prevent infant sleep problems.
Short article Sep 2017
This article reflects on research that revealed parents didn’t always know how adolescents were feeling, and considers implications for practice.
Short article Mar 2018
Recent research suggests that parents whose children have been placed into out-of-home care should be more meaningfully included in their lives.