Considers ways in which raising questions about gender can help researchers and practitioners better understand family relationships and issues in children's development<ul><li>Draws on current developments in thinking about gender relations<li>Offers an overview of sociological, psychological and developmental perspectives on family relationships, child welfare outcomes and the practice/policy realities of professional interventions with families<li>Chapters address range of service settings; including family support, child health, education, child protection, domestic violence, 'looked after' children and youth justice</ul>