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A Roma Street Parkland Adventure—OUT AND ABOUT WITH BUB
 07 3006 4545    1 Parkland Boulevard, Brisbane, Qld. 4000

The world's largest urban subtropical garden, Roma Street Parkland is a garden-lover's paradise with distinct precincts showing off a diversity of plants.

Roma Street Parklands now offers guided tours especially for under fives and their carers. Led by experienced guides, you'll follow winding paths through colourful gardens, see playful water features, stroll along the banks of the lake—home of the residents ducks—and WHOOP it up in the playground.
    All in a totally safe and secure environment.

The tours run every Wednesday 10am
and depart from the Melange Cafe

BYO strollers. 0–5yrs

And don't forget, Melange Cafe offers a great child-friendly dining experience, with a special child's menu for the under 10s.

 

Steve Biddulph's Raising Babies

“…a laypersons guide to the avalanche of recent research showing damaged social development in children who enter nursery "too much, too early, too long". It gives an easy to read and illuminating look into new brain research that shows what happens between parent and infant in a loving relationship, that is itself worthwhile for any parent to read.”  Read more

Healthy Marriage Programs: Learning What Works

Summary
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Evidence of public and private interest in programs designed to strengthen the institution of marriage and reduce the number of children growing up without both their parents is growing. Robin Dion addresses the question of whether such programs can be effective, especially among disadvantaged populations.

Bullying Among Young Children - A Guide for Parents - PDF

Bullying Among Young Children - A Guide for Teachers and Carers - PDF

The guides provide useful advice to parents, teachers and other carers on recognising changes in moods and behaviours that are associated with bullying. They also provide strategies to help children who bully and those who are bullied.

 

Marriage and Child Wellbeing

Introducing the Issue

Sara McLanahan, Elisabeth Donahue, and Ron Haskins


Introduction

Marriage has become a hot topic on the American domestic policy scene. The Bush administration is proposing to spend $1.5 billion over the next five years to increase “healthy” marriages.1 Gays and lesbians are demanding the right to marry.2 A few states are reconsidering no-fault divorce laws and experimenting with new types of “covenant marriage.”3 And legislators are scrutinizing tax and transfer policies for “marriage penalties.”4 These initiatives have been spurred by changes in marriage and childbearing during the latter part of the twentieth century and by mounting social science evidence that these changes are not in the best interests of children.  Read on ...