This work considers parenthood to be a lifelong process in which parents and children grow together. It calls for families, employers, communities, government and society to give parents real help with their day-to-day concerns and challenges.

Licensing Parents addresses the relationship between poverty, unemployment, and other socio-economic issues to competent parenting in a unique and creative manner. Examines why the current generation of children and youth is the first in our nation's history to be less well-off--psychologically, socially, and morally--than their parents were at the same age.

Christian psychiatrist Jack Westman blends scientific and religious knowledge to offer concrete help to those who want to feel vibrantly alive and in control of their lives. He shows how personal well-being and success depend upon our knowledge of our inner world and its connection to our outer world.