Family Matters article Dec 2013
Showing 238 results
-
-
Submission Nov 2013
Separated families and access to the family law system
A focus on access to justice for separated families when parents dispute arrangements for children.
-
Family Matters article Jul 2013
Children's direct participation and the views of Australian judges
Family Matters article
-
Family Matters article Jul 2013
The effects of co-parenting relationships with ex-spouses on couples in step-families
This article explores shared-parenting relationships after a former spouse has re-partnered, presenting findings from interviews with 16 couples, recruited from the 'Couples in Repartnered (Step-) Families' study in New Zealand.
-
Family Matters article Jul 2013
Violence, abuse and the limits of shared parental responsibility
This article traces the recognition within family law in modern Western societies that children generally benefit from the involvement of both parents in their lives, and argues that though the indissolubility of parenthood is appropriate for most separated parents, limitations on joint parental responsibility are also appropriate in cases of family violence concerns and in cases where the parents have never lived together as a family.
-
Research report May 2013
The Australian Temperament Project
This report highlights some key learnings about human development from the Australian Temperament Project (ATP) - a groundbreaking longitudinal study
-
Family Matters article Dec 2012
Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
The first decade of life
-
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
Joint attention and parent-child book reading
Family Matters article on early language development, school readiness and academic achievement
-
Family Matters article Dec 2012
Housing and children's wellbeing and development
Family Matters article about housing and children's wellbeing and development