Investigating Families
Families come in all shapes and sizes, from stereotypical nuclear families with mum dad and 2.3 kids to blended families with two mums. You can be born into a family, adopptedinto a family or even choose your own family. The Australian Bureau of Statistics [http://www.aifs.gov.au/institute/pubs/factssheets/2013/familytrends/aft4/] has an excellent page about trends in types of families. More detailed information about how families work together can be found in these reports by the Australian Istitute of Family Studies [http://www.aifs.gov.au/institute/pubs/factssheets/index.html].
If you are looking at the impact of family issues on children's wellbeing, Strong Bonds [http://www.strongbonds.jss.org.au/workers/families/adolescents.html] has an excellent overview listing different sorts of negative impacts.
There are many questions you can create on this topic, including:
- How does living with a grandparent affect a child's well-being?
- Is it worse to live with parental conflict than to live with divorced parents?
- How does parental discipline style impact on a child's self-discipline?
- Why might arranged marriages last longer than love marriages?
- Why do some children divorce their parents?
- Should gay and lesbian parents be allowed to adopt children?
- Does timetabling a child with lots of different activities make them a better student?
- How does having a child impact on a teenager's well being?
- Why do some women choose to have children without a partner?
- When should you tell a child s/he is adopted?
Impact of Work on Family
[Family, and Work: The Family's Perspective [https://www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/families-and-children/publications-articles/family-and-work-the-familys-perspective?HTML] looks at the impact of parental time at work from lots of different perspectives. This is a summary of a larger report.
Parent and Child Well-being and the influence of work and family arrangements [https://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/05_2012/sprp_44.pdf]
Parental Time with Chldren [https://aifs.gov.au/publications/parental-time-children-do-job-characteristics-make-d/summary] identifies key factor about partents' jobs which impact on the amount of time spent with children.
Teen Mums
Insight: Teen parents [https://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/tvepisode/teen-parents]
Interesting sidetrack - "Tinder Surprise" accidental pregnacies [https://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/tvepisode/unplanned]
Interesting sidetrack - "Tinder Surprise" accidental pregnacies [https://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/tvepisode/unplanned]
Elderly Parents
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/tvepisode/older-parents
Pocket Money
What definitions are you using?
Pocket money given by parents? or pocket money earned by students at jobs?
Could you compare the different sources of money?
General articles on pocket money http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/03/1080941723812.html (kind of case studies)
https://www.commbank.com.au/about-us/news/media-releases/2013/australian-pocket-money-economy-sits-at-1-4-billion-pa.html I think you’ve read this one. Don’t’ forget – they’re biased!
This one isen’t reliable (blog by a teen) but has some recommendations about how much a teen “needs”. Is she correct> http://www.thekidsareallright.com.au/2013/outsideschool/pocket-money-allowance-teenagers/
Excellent list of why pocket money is good by American TV station http://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-you-should-give-your-teenager-more-money/
Pocket money desn’t help kids learn to save. Part time jobs are better http://www.res.org.uk/details/mediabrief/4563011/POCKET-MONEY-DISCOURAGES-CHILDREN-FROM-SAVING-EVIDENCE-FROM-THE-BRITISH-HOUSEHOL.html
Working Teenshttp://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3250492.htm behind the news video
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/teens-working-60-hours-a-week-with-school-and-part-time-jobs/story-e6frg13u-1225801635847
http://newsletter.cen.edu.au/aacs/article/the-impacts-of-part-time-work-on-study-and-grades/
https://groups.psychology.org.au/Assets/Files/ACP-Issue1-2014-ODell.pdf This is a hard article so you should look at it on your own and then we should read it together. It discusses different way families related to money and work
A large study on girls and how the relate to finance. Not too much on pocket money but some ideas about the effects of having or not having money. Read the Executive summary carefully and then see whether any of the “research findings” are useful for you http://www.wire.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/YoungWomenMoneyResearchReport2010.pdf
Teen Spending powerChildren are an important part of the economy http://www.alrc.gov.au/publications/2-statistical-picture-australias-children/childrens-participation-australian-society Has good statistics
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/teenagers-are-spending-an-average-of-5000-a-year-of-their-parents-hard-earned-money-survey-reveals/story-e6frf7jo-1226504525546
Pocket money used for drugshttp://www.theage.com.au/news/national/pocket-money-drug-link/2008/03/25/1206207106105.html
LINK TO OBESITYPocket money => snacks => obesity see parargraph at top of page 177 http://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/2123/12570/3/9781920899851_Chapter_11.pdf
South East aAsian families favour boys => better food and pocket money => increased obesity paragraph that crosses p179-180 http://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/2123/12570/3/9781920899851_Chapter_11.pdf
Financial literacy for teens!Comm Bank run “financial literacy programmes “ in primary and high school. Very successful in teaching kids about money à Is report biased? We don’t know where they got the statistics from
http://www.financialliteracy.gov.au/media/558692/research-startsmart-impactreport-2013.pdf and https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/life-events-and-you/families/teaching-kids-about-money/giving-kids-pocket-money
https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/articles/how-to-help-teenagers-manage-their-money
TEENAGERS AND DEBT (owing money)
Intro video https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/teaching/teaching-resources/moneysmart-teaching-videos/teens-and-consumer-issues the video is part of THIS project http://www.amta.org.au/articles/ASIC.helps.teens.become.mobile.phone.savvy
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2004/s1033543.htm this is the transcript (written out play) from a reliable news programme
Pocket money given by parents? or pocket money earned by students at jobs?
Could you compare the different sources of money?
General articles on pocket money http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/03/1080941723812.html (kind of case studies)
https://www.commbank.com.au/about-us/news/media-releases/2013/australian-pocket-money-economy-sits-at-1-4-billion-pa.html I think you’ve read this one. Don’t’ forget – they’re biased!
This one isen’t reliable (blog by a teen) but has some recommendations about how much a teen “needs”. Is she correct> http://www.thekidsareallright.com.au/2013/outsideschool/pocket-money-allowance-teenagers/
Excellent list of why pocket money is good by American TV station http://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-you-should-give-your-teenager-more-money/
Pocket money desn’t help kids learn to save. Part time jobs are better http://www.res.org.uk/details/mediabrief/4563011/POCKET-MONEY-DISCOURAGES-CHILDREN-FROM-SAVING-EVIDENCE-FROM-THE-BRITISH-HOUSEHOL.html
Working Teenshttp://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3250492.htm behind the news video
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/teens-working-60-hours-a-week-with-school-and-part-time-jobs/story-e6frg13u-1225801635847
http://newsletter.cen.edu.au/aacs/article/the-impacts-of-part-time-work-on-study-and-grades/
https://groups.psychology.org.au/Assets/Files/ACP-Issue1-2014-ODell.pdf This is a hard article so you should look at it on your own and then we should read it together. It discusses different way families related to money and work
A large study on girls and how the relate to finance. Not too much on pocket money but some ideas about the effects of having or not having money. Read the Executive summary carefully and then see whether any of the “research findings” are useful for you http://www.wire.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/YoungWomenMoneyResearchReport2010.pdf
Teen Spending powerChildren are an important part of the economy http://www.alrc.gov.au/publications/2-statistical-picture-australias-children/childrens-participation-australian-society Has good statistics
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/teenagers-are-spending-an-average-of-5000-a-year-of-their-parents-hard-earned-money-survey-reveals/story-e6frf7jo-1226504525546
Pocket money used for drugshttp://www.theage.com.au/news/national/pocket-money-drug-link/2008/03/25/1206207106105.html
LINK TO OBESITYPocket money => snacks => obesity see parargraph at top of page 177 http://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/2123/12570/3/9781920899851_Chapter_11.pdf
South East aAsian families favour boys => better food and pocket money => increased obesity paragraph that crosses p179-180 http://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/2123/12570/3/9781920899851_Chapter_11.pdf
Financial literacy for teens!Comm Bank run “financial literacy programmes “ in primary and high school. Very successful in teaching kids about money à Is report biased? We don’t know where they got the statistics from
http://www.financialliteracy.gov.au/media/558692/research-startsmart-impactreport-2013.pdf and https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/life-events-and-you/families/teaching-kids-about-money/giving-kids-pocket-money
https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/articles/how-to-help-teenagers-manage-their-money
TEENAGERS AND DEBT (owing money)
Intro video https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/teaching/teaching-resources/moneysmart-teaching-videos/teens-and-consumer-issues the video is part of THIS project http://www.amta.org.au/articles/ASIC.helps.teens.become.mobile.phone.savvy
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2004/s1033543.htm this is the transcript (written out play) from a reliable news programme