Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction: A Classroom Where Everyone Belongs.

PART ONE: Building Trust.

1. Building the Teacher-Student Relationship.

2. Teaching Children How to Be Friends.

3. Building the Community.

PART TWO: Managing the Classroom.

4. Meeting Students’ Needs for Competence and Autonomy.

5. Managing Mistakes and Misbehavior: Taking a Teaching Stance.

6. Managing Mistakes and Misbehavior: When Teaching and Reminding Aren’t Enough.

7. Competition in the Classroom.

PART THREE: Putting It All Together.

8. Showing Students How to Compose a Life.

9. Finding the Conditions for Success.

Epilogue: Bringing It Back Home.

Afterword (Laura Ecken).

Appendix 1: Attachment Theory: A New Way of Looking at Children.

Appendix 2: Annotated List of Resources.

References.

About the Authors.

Index.