1 Children’s Competence to Consent: A Problem in Law and Social Science.- Changes in Children’s Legal Status.- Problems in Application of Developmental Research.- What Do We Know?.- A Final Note: The Need for Clear Policy.- References.- I: Psychological Issues in Increasing Children’s Self-Determination.- 2 Decision Making by Children: Psychological Risks and Benefits.- 3 Social Psychological Perspectives on the Problem of Consent.- II: Children’s Consent to Treatment: Legal, Medical, and Psychological Perspectives.- 4 Consent to Medical Care for Minors: The Legal Framework.- 5 Decision Making Related to Health: When Could/Should Children Act Responsibly?.- 6 Informed Consent and Pediatric Care.- 7 Competence to Consent: Psychotherapy.- III: Children’s Consent in Nonmedical Areas.- 8 Juveniles’ Consent in Delinquency Proceedings.- 9 Children as Participants in Psychoeducational Assessment.- 10 Children and Consent to Participate in Research.- IV: Implementing Consent Standards.- 11 Preparing Children for Decision Making: Implications of Legal Socialization Research.- 12 Involving Children in Decisions Affecting Their Own Welfare: Guidelines for Professionals.- Author Index.