Best friends, worst enemies: understanding the social lives of children

1. An invitation to a birthday party

2. Family matters : secure attachment in the first friendship

3. Children and friendship : a developmental tour

4. When kids have best friends

5. In the jungle : the power of the group in children's lives

6. Worst enemies : social cruelty in the lives of children

7. Still standing : how kids manage conflict, betrayal, and reconciliation

8. The rules of the gender game : biology and friendship

9. From cooties to dating

10. Crossing the lines of difference

11. What schools can do

12. What parents can do.