A History of Childhood: Children and Childhood in the West from Medieval to Modern Times Book

	Acknowledgements
	Introduction	1
Pt. I	Changing Conceptions of Childhood	9
1	Conceptions of Childhood in the Middle Ages	11
2	The Quest for a Turning Point	19
3	Some Themes in the Cultural History of Childhood	32
Pt. II	Growing up: Relations with Parents and Peers	41
4	Parent - Child Relations: The First Stages	43
5	Caring for Infants?	62
6	Parent - Child Relations during the Second Phase of Childhood	83
7	Relations with Parents and the Peer Group during the Third Phase of Childhood	103
Pt. III	Children in a Wider World	119
8	Children at Work	121
9	Investing in the Future: Health and Education	145
	Conclusion	170
	Notes	172
	Select Bibliography	217
	Index	228