Contents PartⅠ Contemporary Childhoods 1. The Development of Child Health and Welfare Services in England 2. The Changing Experience of Childhood 3. Constructing Childhood, Constructing Child Concern 4. The Demonization of Children: from the Symbolic to the Institutional 5. Racism: an Important Factor in Practice with Ethnic Minority Children and Families 6. Childcare Policy 7. Towards a 'Childeren's Policy' for the European Union? PartⅡ Quality of Life for Children 8. Quality of Life for Children 9. Children's Welfare and Children's Rights 10. 'Our Bodies, Ourselves'?: Mothers, Children and Health Care at Home 11. Listening to Children 12. Community Development: a Strategy for Empowerment PartⅢ Conceptual and Practice Frameworks 13. Working Towards Consensus: Children's Hearings in Scotland 14. Parental Responsibility 15. The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children 16. Primary Education in Scotland 17. Children, Sexual Abuse and the Child Protection System 18. Foster Families 19. External Influences on Workplace Competence: Improving Services to Children and Families 20. An Ecological Perspective on Child Abuse PartⅣ Working with Children and Families 21. Children's Health at School 22. Theories of Child Development 23. Working with Disabled Children 24. Involving Children and Families in Decision-making about Health 25. Men Working in Childcare 26. Perspectives on Parenting 27. Developing Partnership Practice