Family Matters article Dec 1993
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Short article Oct 2018
Paying attention to the mental health of parents of children with a disability
This short article explores opportunities to build workforce capacity to better support the mental health of parents of children with a disability.
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Research report Nov 2000
Pathways from infancy to adolescence
This publication tells the story of the Australian Temperament Project, a longitudinal study of Australian children born in Victoria 1982-83
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Media release Jun 2016
Parents' risky drinking linked to kids alcohol use
Levels of risky drinking among Australian parents is a strong factor influencing their teenage children to try alcohol, according to a new study by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
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Family Matters article Jun 2008
Parents' involvement in their children's education
Engaging families in the education of their children is increasingly viewed as important, with research finding that children achieve more when schools and families work together. This paper investigates the relationship between parental involvement and children's learning competence, with an analysis of Wave 2 data from Growing Up in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC), for children in Years 1 and 2 at school.
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Policy and practice paper Jun 2014
Parenting teens and tweens: Resources for policy and practice
An overview of key statistics and research findings to assist professionals working with parents of teens and tweens
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Family Matters article Dec 1993
Parenting resources in one and two parent families
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Practice guide Aug 2012
Parenting in the early years
Reviews parenting and home-visiting programs in general, and then focuses on the evidence for programs aimed at Indigenous families.
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Research report Sep 2009
Parental time with children
This paper examines how characteristics of parental paid employment are associated with differences in parent-child time
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Family Matters article Jun 1998
Parental Sources of Support in Anglo- and Vietnamese-Australian Families