Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-124) and index.
Foreword / Nel Noddings -- 1. Life Inside Mrs. Sorensen's Classroom -- 2. Living In Poverty -- 3. On Men and Fathers -- 4. Mommies, Daddies, and Drugs -- 5. Abuse in the Home -- 6. Parental Injury and Death -- 7. Family Instability -- 8. Children's Dreams of the Future -- 9. For the Sake of Children