This collection contains papers presented at a research seminar on children and families. The papers are: (1) "Children in Transition and Crisis" (Solly Dreman); (2) "The Child and the Family" (Dolores M. Luiz and Josua P. P. Fullard); (3) "Support Systems for Children of Divorce" (Diane Braude); (4) "Children and the Family in a Rural Settlement in Gazankulu" (J. C. Kotze); (5) "Paring Down the Family: The Child's Point of View" (Pamela Reynolds); (6) "The Family, Socialization and Rapid Social Change: Transforming Notions of 'Respect' in the Social Identity of Township Youth" (Catherine Campbell); (7) "The Nature of Parental Authority in the Family Life of Black South Africans" (Sylvia Viljoen); (8) "Social Class Differences in Age at First Childbirth and Views on the Importance of Children: A Study of White Women in Grahamstown" (Susan C. Ziehl); (9) "The Development and Evaluation of a Situation-Specific Parent-Training Programme" (A. S. de Vos); (10) "Mediation and Family Violence" (David Scott-Macnab); and (11) "Adjustment in Children and Families: An Integrated Summary" (Solly Dreman). Each of the papers contains references. (TJQ)