Family Matters article Jun 2007
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Grandparent-headed families in Australia
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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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Research report May 2007
Allegations of family violence and child abuse in family law children's proceedings
Examines the prevalence and nature of allegations of family violence and child abuse in family law children's proceedings filed in 2003.
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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 Apr 2007
Differential parenting of children from diverse cultural backgrounds attending child care
This paper explores how children from Anglo, Somali and Vietnamese cultural backgrounds are parented at home and in day care.
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Family Matters article Feb 2007
Mothers' accounts of work and family decision-making in couple families
FAMILY MATTERS NO. 75 - Explores the way partnered mothers talk about how decisions concerning parenting and paid work were made in their families
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Policy and practice paper Feb 2007
Recent progress in marriage and relationship education in Australia
A summary of developments addressing challenges and directions for the field of marriage and relationship education.
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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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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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Family Matters article Oct 2006
Closing the research-policy and research-practice gaps