Janet Collins is a Senior Lecturer in the Open University's Faculty of Education and Language Studies. Her research focuses on the social, emotional and educational needs of children in primary schools. Pam Foley is a Senior Lecturer in the Open University's Faculty of Health and Social Care. She researches and writes in the fields of children's health care policy and practice and children's emotional and social development

• Children and identity ~ Victoria Cooper and Janet Collins; Children negotiating identities ~ Susan Johnstone-Wilder and Janet Collins; Health matters ~ Pam Foley; Play matters ~ Doug Springate and Pam Foley; Anxieties and risks ~ Mark Gladwin and Janet Collins; Staying safe ~ James Blewett and Pam Foley; Children, families and the law ~ Michael Isles.

"This book is a thought-provoking and accessible exploration of children's well-being. It is genuinely enjoyable to read and should encourage any reader to examine their own understanding and practice." Sarah Lewis, Children & Society