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Sarah Wise

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Stronger families in Australia study: the impact of communities for children

This report presents the results of the evaluation of the short-run impacts of the Communities for Children (CfC) initiative on child, family and community outcomes

Engaging fathers in child and family services: participation, perceptions and good practice

This occasional paper describes father participation in selected Stronger Families and Communities Strategy programs and services and identifies successful strategies for engaging with fathers

Building relationships between parents and carers in early childhood

Harmony between the way that parents and early childhood professionals raise children is an important dimension of child care quality aimed at enhancing child wellbeing

Differential parenting of children from diverse cultural backgrounds attending child care

This report finds that that children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds who are looked after by a carer from a different cultural background may encounter competing and potentially confusing expectations and responses in day care

Parenting partnerships in culturally diverse child care settings: a care provider perspective

The Child Care in Cultural Context study was designed to measure the childrearing beliefs, goals and practices of parents and carers of children from Anglo, Vietnamese, and Somali backgrounds

Disruption of parental relationships, current family circumstances and children's psychological adjustment

Using data from the Children and Family Life study, Sarah Wise and Ben Edwards compare 921 children aged 5-13 years living with either a separated parent in a single-parent family, a separated parent in a step/blended family, or both natural parents, on a measure of psychological adjustment

The relation of multiple and changeable child care arrangements to early communication skills

Although developmental theory suggests that multiple and changeable child care may not be a most advantageous child care experience, little research has been conducted to examine their effects on child outcomes

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