LYNDA SMITH is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.VALERIE COLEMAN was, until recently, a Lecturer in Children's Nursing at University of Sheffield, UK. Both Lynda and Val are experienced children's nurses as well as lecturers. Along with Maureen Bradshaw, they have also published Children and Young People's Nursing in Practice (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006).

'The chapters are well structured, with clear introductions, summaries and useful references.' - Nursing Standard

• ForewordPrefaceNotes on the ContributorsThe Evolving Concept of Family Centred Care;  V.ColemanFamily Centred Care: A Practice Continuum;  L.Smith, V.Coleman &  M.BradshawInterprofessional Practice in Family Centred Care;  L.Smith  &  J.TaylorParenting in Society: A Critical Review;  G.MountainEmpowering Children, Young People and Families;  V.ColemanNegotiation of Care;  L.SmithTeaching Children and Families for Family Centred Care;  V.ColemanLearning to Practice Family Centred Care;  S.FordProfessional and Legal Issues;  L.Foxcraft.

LYNDA SMITH is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.VALERIE COLEMAN was, until recently, a Lecturer in Children's Nursing at University of Sheffield, UK. Both Lynda and Val are experienced children's nurses as well as lecturers. Along with Maureen Bradshaw, they have also published Children and Young People's Nursing in Practice (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006).

'The chapters are well structured, with clear introductions, summaries and useful references.' - Nursing Standard

• ForewordPrefaceNotes on the ContributorsThe Evolving Concept of Family Centred Care;  V.ColemanFamily Centred Care: A Practice Continuum;  L.Smith, V.Coleman &  M.BradshawInterprofessional Practice in Family Centred Care;  L.Smith  &  J.TaylorParenting in Society: A Critical Review;  G.MountainEmpowering Children, Young People and Families;  V.ColemanNegotiation of Care;  L.SmithTeaching Children and Families for Family Centred Care;  V.ColemanLearning to Practice Family Centred Care;  S.FordProfessional and Legal Issues;  L.Foxcraft.

LYNDA SMITH is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.VALERIE COLEMAN was, until recently, a Lecturer in Children's Nursing at University of Sheffield, UK. Both Lynda and Val are experienced children's nurses as well as lecturers. Along with Maureen Bradshaw, they have also published Children and Young People's Nursing in Practice (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006).

'The chapters are well structured, with clear introductions, summaries and useful references.' - Nursing Standard

• ForewordPrefaceNotes on the ContributorsThe Evolving Concept of Family Centred Care;  V.ColemanFamily Centred Care: A Practice Continuum;  L.Smith, V.Coleman &  M.BradshawInterprofessional Practice in Family Centred Care;  L.Smith  &  J.TaylorParenting in Society: A Critical Review;  G.MountainEmpowering Children, Young People and Families;  V.ColemanNegotiation of Care;  L.SmithTeaching Children and Families for Family Centred Care;  V.ColemanLearning to Practice Family Centred Care;  S.FordProfessional and Legal Issues;  L.Foxcraft.