Includes index

Researching young children within a multiprofessional perspective / Liz Jones, Karen Browne and Iris Keating -- Exploring tensions within the interplay of rights, duties and responsibilities / Rachel Holmes -- The politics of play / Liz Jones, Elaine Hodson and Nell Napier -- Exploring families / Sue Aitken and Liz Jones -- Working with parents and carers / Liz Jones, Karen Browne, Sue Aitken, Iris Keating and Elaine Hodson -- Multiprofessional perspective / John Powell -- Anti-discriminatory practice / Russell Jones -- Legal issues / Catherine Baxter -- Child protection / John Powell -- Integration, inclusion and diversity / Rosemary Boys -- Health in childhood / Caroline Bradbury-Jones and Jane Bates -- Exploring representations of children and childhood in history and film: silencing a voice that is already blue in the face from shouting / Rachel Holmes and Ian Barron -- Exploring representations of children and childhood in photography and documentary: visualizing the silence / Rachel Holmes -- International perspectives / Sue Aitken and John Powell -- Understanding development in early childhood / Ian Barron -- Concluding remarks / Liz Jones, Ian Barron, John Powell and Rachel Holmes.

This book critically engages the reader in issues that relate to young children and their lives from a multiprofessional perspective. Whilst offering a theoretically rigorous treatment of issues relating to early childhood studies, the book also provides practical discussion of strategies that could inform multiprofessional practice.