This report describes the development, implementation and evaluation of a parenting programme that was developed as part of a wider tobacco reduction intervention, He Arorangi Whakamua.
Lesbians and gay men can face significant challenges as they seek to create and maintain families that include children but in most cases they overcome these challenges with considerable success, new research funded by the Families Commission has found.
A study of how lesbians and gay men are creating and maintaining family in New Zealand
Lesbians and gay men can face significant challenges as they seek to create and maintain families that include children but in most cases they overcome these challenges with considerable success, new research funded by the Families Commission has found.
This report is the second stage of the Families with Dependent Children – Successful Outcomes project. It combines and discusses results of a literature review, focus groups, and other relevant studies. It presents a cohesive picture of the diverse range of issues important to New Zealand families with dependent children.
Research shows that parent support and development programmes, especially as part of overall strategies to address family concerns, can make a positive difference. This review looks at key parenting programmes in New Zealand and their key issues, provides recommendations, and suggests ways forward.
As parents become better informed about the positive and effective ways of disciplining children the less confusion there will be over New Zealand's law regarding physical punishment, the Fam
The Families Commission is concerned at findings in new research that immigrant parents can feel isolated when facing problems with their adolescent children, especially if they perceive their youn
This report, funded by the Families Commission's Blue Skies programme, looks at the relationships between 39 migrant and refugee parents and their teenagers as they settle into New Zealand.
This report, prepared by Charles and Kasia Waldegrave for The Families Commission, highlights the critical role of parents and caregivers in the physical development of children's brains.
