Interviews provide the opportunity to understand the child's subjective experience and to observe the child's behavioral, cognitive, and emotional functioning. Interviews are best used as part of an assessment based on multiple approaches. The limitations of interviews include the time and training required and the difficulty of evaluating the information obtained. When planning and conducting an interview, the interviewer must be aware of how children of various ages respond to different interview strategies and how to modify the manner in which questions are asked based on the child's developmental characteristics. The three main approaches are structured interviews, unstructured interviews, and semi-structured interviews. Case examples of interviews, recommendations for further research, and 52 references