Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- PART ONE: THE THEORY OF SOCIAL PEDIATRICS -- 1 The Best Interests of the Child -- 2 The Child in Context -- 3 Applied Social Pediatrics: An Overview -- 4 Social Pediatrics: A New Approach -- PART TWO: THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL PEDIATRICS -- 5 The Search for Feelings -- 6 The Search for Identity -- 7 The Search for Meaningful Connections -- 8 An Effective Approach: Further Considerations -- Conclusion -- Notes.