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Parenting and Pets
Promoting Wellbeing of Children and Young Adults

The family and in particular, parents are really important in supporting children and young people to be healthy, happy and to meet their potential. Pets also play an important role in the lives of Australian families and young people with over 62% of households having at least one pet. Our research is investigating how parents and children’s relationships with their pet cat or dog influences the wellbeing of children and young adults (aged 18-25 years) how they get along with other people in their lives.

This website links to research projects that aim to help us better understand the relationship between having a pet as a child, parenting and child and young adult wellbeing.

If you’d like to take part in a study, please click on the button related to the project you are interested in to find out more information.

Current Projects