1. An invitation to a birthday party -- 2. Family matters : secure attachment in the first friendship -- 3. Children and friendship : a developmental tour -- 4. When kids have best friends -- 5. In the jungle : the power of the group in children's lives -- 6. Worst enemies : social cruelty in the lives of children -- 7. Still standing : how kids manage conflict, betrayal, and reconciliation -- 8. The rules of the gender game : biology and friendship -- 9. From cooties to dating -- 10. Crossing the lines of difference -- 11. What schools can do -- 12. What parents can do.
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