Family Matters article Dec 1993
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Parenting resources in one and two parent families
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Family Matters article Dec 1993
The development of competence
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.
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Family Matters article Dec 1993
Parental involvement in reading with children and television viewing in the first five years
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Family Matters article Dec 1994
Interest rates and home ownership
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Family Matters article Mar 1995
Children's rights in family law disputes
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Research report Jun 1995
Urban housing report
The relationship between housing and living standards was addressed in two ways.
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Family Matters article Mar 1996
Joint adoption by same sex spouses in Canada
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Family Matters article Mar 1996
As safe as houses - or a house of cards?
In this article data collected by the Australian Institute of Family Studies in its Australian Living Standards Study (ALSS) is used to examine first, the extent of financial advantages available to home owners and, second, which areas had the greatest gains and losses.
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Family Matters article Mar 1996
A free basic medical service for families most in need?
This article examines the level of success of Medicare in enabling low income families to receive free basic medical care, based on data from the Australian Living Standards Study (ALSS) conducted by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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Family Matters article Jun 1996
Child Care and the Family: NICHD study in the United States
This article reports on the preliminary outcomes from a major longitudinal study of the influences of non parental child care, experienced during the first year of life, on the developmental progress of the children involved.