* Philippe Aries (1962) Centuries of Childhood trans R Baldrick. London: Cape.
* R Cooter (ed) (1992) In the Name of the Child: Health and Welfare 1880-1940. Routledge.
* Christina Hardyment (1984) Dream Babies: Childcare from Locke to Spock.
Oxford University Press.
* H Hendrick (2003) Child Welfare: Historical dimensions, contemporary debate. Policy Press.
* A James and A Prout (eds) (1997) Constructing and Reconstructing Childhood. Falmer/Routledge.
* J and E Newson (1968) Four Years Old in an Urban Community. Allen & Unwin.
* J and E Newson (1971) Patterns of Infant Care in an Urban Community.
Pelican Books.
* Iona and Peter Opie (1969) Children's Games in Street and Playground.
Oxford University Press.
* Michael Rosen (1994) The Penguin Book of Childhood. Penguin.
* Clare Tomalin (1981) Parents and Children. Oxford University Press.
Novels
Many novels give vivid details about children's daily lives in past centuries:
* Charlotte Bronte (1846) Jane Eyre.
* Charles Dickens (1838) Oliver Twist.
* Jamila Gavin (2004) Coram Boy. Egmont Books.
* Laurie Lee (1998) Cider with Rosie. Penguin.
* Eileen and Rhoda Power (1968) Boys and Girls of History. Dobson Books
* T H White (1938) The Sword in the Stone. Putnam.
