1. Introduction and overview

Part I. Conditions of Families with Young Children Neal Halfon, Mark A. Schuster and Kathryn Taaffe McLearn: 2. Resources devoted to child development by families and society M. Rebecca Kilburn and Barbara L. Wolfe

3. Preparing for parenthood: who's ready, who's not? Constance T. Gager, Sara S. McLanahan and Dana A. Glei

Part II. Child Rearing Practices: 4. Meeting the challenges of new parenthood: responsibilities, advice, and perceptions Allison Sidle Fuligni and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

6. Child discipline in the first three years of life Lawrence S. Wissow

7. Breastfeeding in the United States today: are families prepared? Wendelin M. Slusser and Linda Lange

8. Depressive symptoms in parents of children under age three: sociodemographic predictors, current correlates, and associated parenting behaviors Karlen Lyons Ruth, Rebecca Wolfe, Amy Lyubchik, Jessica Grogan and Ronald Steingard

Part III. Delivery of Health Services to Mothers and Children: 9. Prenatal care, delivery, and birth outcomes Paul H. Wise

10. Access to health care for young children in the United States Paul W. Newacheck, Miles Hochstein, Kristen S. Marchi and Neal Halfon

11. Anticipatory guidance: what information do parents receive? What information do they want? Mark A. Schuster, Michael Regalado, Naihua Duan and David J. Klein

Part IV. Future Direction and Policy Implications: 12. New models of pediatric care Barry Zuckerman and Steven Parker

13. Families with children under three: what we know and implications for results and policy Neal Halfon and Kathryn Taaffe McLearn.