Family Matters article Feb 2006
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Does it take a village?
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Family Matters article Feb 2006
Young children and their grandparents
With data from the Growing Up in Australia study, this article provide estimates of the extent to which young children have contact with their grandparents including: living with grandparents; face-to-face contact; child-grandparent contact after parental separation; and regular care by grandparents.
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Family Matters article Feb 2006
Growing up in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
A brief overview of the background and design of the study
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Policy and practice paper Apr 2006
The effectiveness of parent education and home visiting child maltreatment prevention programs
This paper investigates the effectiveness of child maltreatment prevention programs.
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Practice guide Sep 2006
Male survivors of sexual assault and rape
This resource document provides a current overview of research and information concerning male survivors of sexual assault and rape.
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Policy and practice paper Nov 2006
Child maltreatment in organisations: Risk factors and strategies for prevention
This paper investigates recent literature on child maltreatment in organisational settings.
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Family Matters article Feb 2007
Maintaining the gains
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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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Policy and practice paper May 2007
Building relationships between parents and carers in early childhood
An outline of strategies that professionals may employ to support and strengthen parent/carer partnerships.
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Family Matters article Jun 2007
"Basically it's a recognition issue"
This article suggests that while financial assistance and ongoing training are important resources provided to foster carers in Australia, there is also a need for other forms of recognition in the lives of foster carers.