The meaning of home for children and parents after parental separation: Recent insights from a qualitative study
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2021
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Australian Journal of Family Law
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Fehlberg, B., Campo, M., Smyth, B. & Natalier, K. (2021). The meaning of home for children and parents after parental separation: Recent insights from a qualitative study. Australian Journal of Family Law, 34 (3), pp.163-180
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In this article, we draw on our recent study on the meaning of home for children and young people in separated families to offer some insights of relevance to Australian post-separation parenting law and practice. We identify the centrality of relationships, safety, and economic resources in shaping home. Our project findings convey the importance of listening to what children and young people — and their parents — say about home and homemaking after parental separation as a way of shedding light on what is most needed to support their adjustment and encouraging greater child focus when parenting arrangements are made.