Part 1 : Children and childhood
1. Histories of childhood
2. Self concept
3. Relationships
4. Attachment
5. Peers
6. Family structures
7. Parenting
8. Parental separation
9. Psychology
10. The nature / nature debate
11. Cognitive development
12. The development of language and literacy
13. Mental health
14. Sociology
15. The sociology of childhood
16. Childhood and juvenile delinquency
17. Sexuality
Part 2 : children and Services
18. Interdisciplinary perspective : Children’s rights
19. Social welfare
20. Overview of social welfare
21. The role of the child and family social worker
22. Child abuse
23. Education
24. Overview of children’s education and care
25. The role of the early years practitioner
26. National curricula
27. Play
28. International perspectives in early years education and care
29. Health
30. Overview of health
31. The role of the health visitor
32. Law
33. Overview of the legal system
34. Legal personnel
35. The children act 1989
36. The legal status of the child
Part 3 : Children and Society
37. Interdisciplinary perspective : the demonization of childhood
38. Culture
39. Toys and games
40. Children’s literature
41. Visual art
42. Multimedia
43. Equality
44. Ethnicity and race
45. Disabled children
46. Poverty
47. Society
48. Non-Government organizations
49. Children working
50. Research with children