Family Matters article Dec 2012
Digital natives?
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
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
Family Matters article giving an overview on The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children
Family Matters article Sep 2012
This article presents the outcomes of a study aiming to estimate the prevalence of Australian children's exposure to a range of potential family life difficulties.
Family Matters article Sep 2012
Family Matters article on experiences and effects of life events
Family Matters article Apr 1994
In the context of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, this article looks critically at the attitudes of Australians to the payment of child maintenance and the introduction of the Child Support Scheme.
Family Matters article Apr 1994
This article is the third of three articles which examine family violence and abuse, an issue identified as a priority issue by the National Council for the International Year of the Family.
Family Matters article Dec 1993
This article on child development examines the nature of true intelligence, the elements of the growth of competence and how we might better stimulate the development of a child's many intelligences.
Family Matters article Dec 1993
Family Matters article Dec 1993
Family Matters article Aug 1993
The author alerts readers to problems associated with measuring income poverty and argues that definitions used in measuring income amongst white Australians are not always appropriate when measuring income poverty amongst Aborigines.