ABSTRACT

Friendships are crucial to children's well-being and happiness and lay important foundations upon which later relationships in adolescence and adulthood are built.

This clear, well-structured overview of the nature and significance of children's and adolescents' friendships examines issues such as the impact of social-cognitive development, relationship problems, and methods of promoting positive relationships.

chapter |17 pages

Introduction and background

chapter |17 pages

Attachment and later relationships

chapter |15 pages

Patterns of social interaction

chapter |16 pages

Adolescence

chapter |16 pages

Relationships in context

chapter |16 pages

Relationship problems

chapter |15 pages

Improving peer relationships