In parts of Sydney, families occupy half the apartments and many value their convenient location. Yet, despite a surge in development, most apartments are one or two bedrooms and not family-friendly.
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Although lots of parents consider family mealtimes important, they may also dread the planning and preparation involved.
Increasingly, parents are realising that flexibility is key to navigating multiple languages, and cultures, within family life.
The work-life balance is about more than shutting off devices or abstaining from emails and meetings after 6 p.m.
The Channel Nine program pits ten different parenting styles against each other. It may make for compelling TV, but parents need information, not extra pressure.
There is a common misconception that family estrangement is a particular event or outcome. Rather, it’s often based on ongoing issues.
A moral philosopher and bioethicist offers parents some tips for weighing family masking decisions.
All that planning, shopping, prepping, serving and cleaning can pay off with better physical and mental health for all members of the family.
Men are increasingly expected to share housework and spend time with their partners and children.
African countries need multi-sectoral approaches to tackle food insecurity.
Parents of young children are reporting alarming increases in anxiety and depression during COVID-19. This is not only a risk to parents’ mental health, but also to children’s long-term well-being.
We’ve got this: parents can build kids’ resiliency in by focussing on what’s going well, maintaining some predictability and order, modelling belief in their own abilities and caring for themselves.
From livening up household chores to connecting kids with relatives who are far away, music can a play a vital role.
For new mothers with postpartum depression, social distancing limits some of the best ways to improve their mental health.
Working long hours and want to make the most of time with your children? Your local park is an ideal place for sharing experiences that benefit the whole family.
Nearly half of apartment residents are now families with children whose quality of life suffers if their neighbourhoods don’t provide the spaces and activities they need to thrive.
A dive into the archives shows that pets developed a special place in Victorians’ hearts.
Children now spend more time at home and alone with their parents – new research.
A regular family ritual like a dinner and games night contributes to the rhythm and predictability of life and becomes part of a family’s unique DNA.
All of us have allergies to people whose seemingly inconsequential behaviour repulses us. Here’s how to deal with it this holiday season.
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Research Associate, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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