Choices for living, caring and working: A ten-year plan to improve the caring and employment choices available to parents and carers Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2006 This document has two objectives: to explain the government’s vision for enhancing choices for parents and carers; and to outline the Choices Plan of Action to deliver this…
COI A'oga Fa'a Samoa: O le Tama Ma Lana A'oga, O le Tama Ma Lona Fa'asinomaga: Nurturing Positive Identity in Children Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2006 In 1984 a group with vision, made up of grandparents and interested parents, set up an incorporated society "A'oga Fa'a Samoa", found premises, and started a…
Work, Family and Parenting Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2006 This research report provides a descriptive picture of the reciprocal relationship between paid work and family life and raising children. Specifically, it provides insight into the…
Beyond demography: History, ritual and families in the twenty-first century Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2006 This Families Commission report examines family life in the twenty-first century, often characterised by anxiety and uncertainty about what it means to ‘be family’, and what…
Quality in parent/whānau-led services Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2006 The main purpose of this research was to find out more about the contributions parent and whānau-led early childhood education (ECE) services are making to children’s…
Families and Heavy Drinking: Impacts on Children's wellbeing Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2006 This research report identified and reviewed the current research literature about the impacts on children of heavy parental alcohol use. Research on alcohol-related harm has historically focused…
Two parents, two households: New Zealand data collections, language and complex parenting Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2006 This paper explores the issues surrounding data collection and the diversity of family types, with particular emphasis on family connections across households. Most of the official statistics…
Grandfathers: Their changing family roles and contributions Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2006 This Families Commission report seeks to redress a gap in our understanding by exploring issues related to grandfathering, and draws on a wide range of published…
Teachers, parents, and whānau working together in early childhood education Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 This project in six early childhood education centres combined professional development with action research to support ways in which teachers, and parents and whānau worked together…
Elder Abuse and/or Neglect: A Literature Review Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 This report reviews current literature on elder abuse and/or neglect on both an international and a national scale. The aim is to document what is known…
