Growing Up in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children 2008-09 Annual Report 

Table of contents

• Foreword from the Minister for FaHCSIA
• Director's report
• Overview
• Wave 3 data collection
• Wave 3 snapshot
• Breastfeeding and infants' time use
• How well are Australian infants and children aged 4 to 5 years doing?
• Stress and psychological distress in mothers of infants
• Key personnel
• Data users and website activities
• Publications and presentations
• Data access

© Commonwealth of Australia 2009

ISSN 1836-4314

ISBN 978-1-921647-16-1

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Growing Up in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

Growing Up in Australia is funded by the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. The study is being undertaken in partnership with the Australian Institute of Family Studies and the Australian Bureau of Statistics, with advice being provided by a consortium of leading researchers from research institutions and universities throughout Australia.

Growing Up in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children:
2008-09 Annual Report, November 2009

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Cover: The drawings created by children taking part in Growing Up in Australia

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