nlaffan

Wait! Although that method is certainly ditchable (and probably should be reported), get_posts() still works, and

<?php
 $lastposts = get_posts('numberposts=3');
 foreach($lastposts as $post) :
    setup_postdata($post);
 ?>
		<?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
 <?php the_content(); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>

works perfectly.

Not a perfect solution, but works for my project…

– n.

Better still, just toss this in your parent template.

Only the thumbnails of your child pages show up, so long as you create a custom field entitled image-thumb in that (child) page with the image path it should work
.cheers.

<div class="maincontent">
               <?php the_ID(); ?>
               <?php $parent = $post->ID; ?>
<?php
query_posts('posts_per_page=5&post_type=page&post_parent='.$parent);
 while (have_posts()) : the_post();
?>

    <?php $image_thumb = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'image-thumb', true); ?>
	<img src="<?php echo $image_thumb; ?>" alt="Image" />

<?php endwhile; ?>
</div>