Our Publications

Relationships Australia is involved in a wide range of research, practice and social policy activities. Listed here are recent publications that Relationships Australia has produced or has contributed to.

Women and Separation - Managing New Horizons

This booklet is for you if you are a woman who is going through a separation or divorce. It covers topics such as:

• separation and women's experience
• looking after yourself
• mothers and children
• relating to your former partner
• making formal arrangements
• the future
• research about women and separation
• where to get further assistance.

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Note: this publication is temporarily out of stock in Victoria.

Men and Separation - Choices in Tough Times

This booklet is for you if you are a man who is going through a separation or divorce. It covers topics such as:

• separation and men's experience
• you and your former partner
• looking after yourself
• fathers and children
• relating to your former partner
• getting a settlement
• the future
• research about men and separation
• where to get further assistance.

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or Download the Booklet (pdf).

Note: this publication is temporarily out of stock in New South Wales.

Parenting Plan "Share the Care" - Collaborative Parenting Apart

This Parenting Plan booklet is designed to help separating parents draw up a written agreement covering practical issues of parental responsibility in such areas as:

• communication
• parenting style
• living arrangements
• finances
• religion
• education
• health care
• emotional well being.

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or Download the Booklet (pdf).

Note: this publication is temporarily out of stock in New South Wales.

What about the Children? - Parenting Information Booklet

This booklet covers issues that parents to be aware of when considering their children's needs during the separation process. The booklet covers topics such as:

• coping with the breakup
• issues to discuss with the other parent
• explaining the separation to the children
• what to expect with children of different ages
• what can you do to help children of different ages
• ground rules for parenting successfully after separation
• issues of safety
• ten mistakes separated/divorced parents make.

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Note: this publication is not available in Queensland.

More Birthdays Behind You

This booklet is about having more birthdays behind you than in front of you. It's a book to encourage seniors how to enjoy their life. It covers such topics as:

• what being older means
• how to cope with life changes that retirement will bring
• the importance of maintaining relationships
• the myth that sexual activity decreases after mid-life
• the changing nature of family relationships
• coping with loneliness
• the decision to move from the family home
• planning your finances in retirement
• leisure time and activities.

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On Being a Dad

This booklet offers advice to fathers so that they can better balance their busy lives and be there for their children. It covers such topics as:

• learning to be a dad
• balancing work and family commitments
• working smarter
• what "being there" for your children means
• parenting
• traditional versus non-traditional fathering
• making the most of the time you have with your children
• books and other resources on fathering
• leisure time and activities.

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Note: this publication is not available in Queensland.

Partners - A Guide to Successful Relationships

This booklet is full of useful advice for those couples seeking to build a successful relationship. It covers topics such as:

• expectations that come with starting a new relationship
• what makes a fulfilling adult relationship
• how to find out what your partner's relationship and life needs are
• the sort of issues that need to be discussed in intimate relationships
• making time to talk about how the relationship is going
• how can I encourage my partner to communicate more openly?
• making the effort
• the importance of good communication
• ways to improve relationships
• recognising early warning signs of relationship problems.

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Note: this publication is not available in New South Wales or Queensland.

Relationships into the New Millenium

Relationships Australia's 50th Anniversary Publication (1999)

Papers in this publication explore:

• the changing nature of family relationships
• the changing management structures, professional practice and types of programs Relationships Australia provides
• the changing ways communities support their members
• the changing Government social policy.

Note:  copies of this publication are no longer available for order.

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