Publications and presentations

Publications

Baxter, J 2008a, 'Breastfeeding, employment and leave: an analysis of mothers in Growing Up in Australia', Family Matters, no. 80, pp. 17-26.

Baxter, J 2008b, Timing of mothers' return to work after childbearing: variations by job characteristics and leave use, Research Paper no. 42, Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne.

Baxter, J 2008c, 'Is money the main reason mothers return to work after childbearing? A quantitative analysis of reasons for return to work', Journal of Population Research, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 141-60.

Baxter, J & Alexander, M 2008, 'Mothers' work-family strain in single and couple parent families: the role of job characteristics and supports', Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 195-214.

Baxter, J & Gray, M 2008, 'Work and family responsibilities through life', Family Matters, no. 79, pp. 58-61.

Baxter, J & Smith, J 2009, Breastfeeding and infants' time use, Research Paper no. 43, Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne.

Cole, TJ, Bellizzi, MC, Flegal, KM & Dietz, WH 2000, 'Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: international survey', British Medical Journal, vol. 320, pp. 1-6.

Edwards, B & Bromfield, L 2009, 'Neighbourhood influences on young children's conduct problems and pro-social behaviour: evidence from an Australian national sample', Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 317-24.

Johnston, D, Nicholls, M, Shah, M & Shields, M 2009, 'Nature's Experiment? Handedness and early childhood development', Demography, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 281-301.

Leigh, A & Gong, X 2009, Estimating cognitive gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians [Abstract], Education Economics, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 239-61.

Longitudinal Study of Australian Children 2009, Longitudinal Study of Australian Children: Key Research Questions, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.

Quach, J, Hiscock, H, Canterford, L & Wake, M 2008, 'Outcomes of child sleep problems over the school transition period: Australian population longitudinal study', Pediatrics, vol. 123, pp. 1287-92.

Redmond, G 2008, Maternity Leave and Child Outcomes: Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales, report prepared for Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.

Renda, J, Baxter, J & Alexander, M 2009, 'Exploring the work-family policies mothers say would help after the birth of a child', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 65-87.

Smart, D, Sanson, A, Baxter, J, Edwards, B & Hayes, A 2008, Home-to-school transitions for financially disadvantaged children, report prepared by the Australian Institute of Family Studies for The Smith Family.

Wake, M 2008, Options for physical and biomarker augmentation in LSAC, Discussion Paper, prepared for the Australian Institute of Family Studies.

Wake, M, Hardy, P, Sawyer, MG & Carlin, JB 2008, 'Comorbities of overweight/obesity in Australian pre-schoolers: cross-sectional population study', Archives of Disease in Childhood, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 502-07.

Wake, M, Sanson, A, Berthelsen, D, Hardy, P, Misson, S, Smith, K, Ungerer, J & The LSAC Research Consortium 2008, How well are Australian infants and children aged 4 to 5 years doing?, Social Policy Research Paper no. 36, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.

Yamauchi, C 2008, The wellbeing of children with a disability and their parent's workforce participation', Social Policy Evaluation, Analysis and Research, Australian National University, report prepared for Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.

Conference Presentations

Baxter, J 2008, Parental time with children and children's activities: an analysis of Australian time use diaries of 4-5 year olds, paper presented at the 10th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne.

Baxter, J 2008, Is money the main reason mothers return to work after child-bearing? A quantitative analysis of reasons by timing of return, use of leave and other factors, paper presented at the Australian Population Association Conference, Alice Springs.

Baxter, J, Renda, J, Alexander, M, Whitehouse, G & Baird, M 2008, What mothers want: exploring the policies mothers say would help after the birth of a child', paper presented at the 10th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne.

Bencic, L & Parker, R 2008, How important is marriage to Australians' health, wealth and happiness?, paper presented at the Australian Population Association Conference, Alice Springs.

Bencic, L & Parker, R 2008, The health, financial and relationship well-being of Australian couples: does marriage matter?, paper presented at the 10th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne.

Berthelsen, D, Nicholson, J, Lucas, N & Wake, M 2009, Australia and the early years: where are we at?, Early Years Forum, Communities for Children, Townsville, Australia.

Blakemore, T 2008, Capital in context profiling the developmental contexts of children across a socio-economic gradient, paper presented at the 10th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne.

Brinkman, S, Silburn, S, Lawrence, D, Sayers, M, Goldfeld, S & Oberklaid, F 2008, Validity of the Australian Early Development Index (AEDI), paper presented at the 10th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne.

Brown, J 2008, A balancing act: can competing family policy objectives be met?, paper presented at the 10th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne.

Brown, J & Bittman, M 2008, Social gradient, lifestyle and overweight/obesity in four year old children, paper presented at the 10th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne.

Brown, J, Nicholson, J, Broom, D & Bittman, M 2008, Do working parents grow couch potato kids?, International Association for Time Use Research, Sydney.

Gray, M & Baxter, J 2008, The labour market and financial consequences of relationship breakdown and re-partnering of mothers with young children, paper presented at the 10th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne.

Hayes, A 2008, It's about time: new insights from Growing Up in Australia for getting it right for families, paper presented at the Family and Parenting Institute's Parent-Child 2008 Conference, London, England.

Harrison, LJ 2008, Measuring, quantifying, and establishing quality as a critical aspect of children's experience of early childhood education and care, paper presented at the Australian Association for Research in Education national conference, Brisbane.

Harrison, LJ & McLeod, S 2008, School adjustment and achievement in children identified as having speech and language impairment at age 4-5 years, paper presented at the Australian Association for Research in Education national conference, Brisbane.

Harrison, LJ & Ungerer, JA 2009, Infant-caregiver attachment in the context of a national system of quality improvement and assurance in child care, presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research into Child Development (SRCD), Colorado, USA.

Hosking, A, Whitehouse, G & Baxter, J 2008, Paternity leave and father's involvement in infant care: time diary evidence from Australia, paper presented at the 10th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne.

Losoncz, I 2008, The relationship between child support compliance and its predictors: evidence from two waves of LSAC data, paper presented at the 10th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne.

McLeod, S 2008, Sound management: working with children with speech impairment, invited 2 day session in each state Speech Pathology Australia National Tour Speaker, Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Launceston, Darwin.

McLeod, S & Harrison, LJ 2008, Teacher and parent concern about children's speech and language: prevalence, risk and protective factors identified in LSAC, paper presented at the Early Childhood Australia national conference, Canberra.

Misson, S 2008, Determining the effects of housing costs on the well-being of Australian families, paper presented at the 10th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne.

Quach, J, Hiscock, H, Canterford, L & Wake, M 2008, The natural history and outcomes of child sleep problems across school transition: longitudinal population study, presented at the Australasian Sleep Association 20th Annual Scientific Meeting--Sleep on it, healthy function of sleep, Adelaide, Australia.

Quach, J, Wake, M, Canterford, L & Hiscock, H 2008, The natural history and outcomes of child sleep problems across school transition: longitudinal population study, Population Health Congress, Brisbane, Australia.

Romaniuk, H, Lucas, N, Nicholson, J & Whitehouse, G 2008, Parental leave and parenting: complexities of analysis, Parental leave: assessing impacts and refining policy directions, Brisbane, Australia.

Sciberras, E, Ukoumunne, O & Efron, D 2009, Predictors of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in children aged 6-7 years: a national, longitudinal study, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Sydney.

Smart, D & Sanson, A 2008, Do Australian children today have more problems than 20 years ago?, paper presented at the 10th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne.

Smart, D, Sanson, A, Baxter, J, Edwards, B & Hayes, A 2008, Home-to-school transitions for financially disadvantaged children, Launch of Report at the Smith Family Annual General Meeting, Sydney.

Smart, D, Sanson, A, Baxter, J, Edwards, B & Hayes, A 2009, School readiness and vulnerable children, Resilient Families Need Resilient Workers Symposium, Melbourne.

Soloff, C 2008, Growing Up in Australia, the longitudinal study of Australian children: study methodology and background, paper presented at the Early Childhood Australia Biennial National Conference, Canberra.

Strazdins, L 2008, What does family friendly really mean, paper presented at the National Families Week, Canberra.

Wake, M, Canterford, L, Carlin, J, Mathers, M, Patton, G & Williams, J 2009, Relationships between underweight, overweight and BMI status vary by morbidity type and by age: population studies, paper presented at Physicians Week conference--Royal Australian College of Physicians, Sydney, Australia.

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Wake, M, Sanson, A, Smith, K & Berthelsen, D 2008, Child & maternal health predictors of physical, social/emotional and learning outcomes in infants and preschoolers, paper presented at the 10th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne.

Yap, M & Biddle, N 2008, Preschool education: Who is attending and does attendance influence early school performance?, paper presented at the 10th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne.