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).

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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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 temporarily out of stock in New South Wales and is not available in 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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