Do the demands of high-status professions explain childlessness among some women? Robert Tanton describes some new research findings.

Schools are responsible for establishing strategies to ensure that pregnant and parenting students are supported in continuing their education. This policy recognises that pregnant or parenting students are at risk of leaving education and are among the most vulnerable students in relation to retention. These guidelines are intended as a framework, allowing schools the flexibility...

A high proportion of families with a parent with an intellectual disability will come to the attention of child protection and support agencies due to allegations that a child has been or is at risk of abuse or neglect. However, prejudice and lack of understanding have contributed to these heightened rates. This paper examines parental...

The importance of collaboration and partnerships in the delivery of effective services is a notion that is well established in the literature, for example, the recent evaluation of the former Stronger Families and Communities Strategy. This article describes a partnership between practitioners and researchers. The Mental Health Community Based Program funded by the Department of...

To contribute to our understanding of how paid work and family time interact, this paper examines how characteristics of parental paid employment are associated with differences in parent-child time. With an increased participation of mothers in paid employment, especially in part-time work, and an increase in non-standard paid work hours, it is important to understand...