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- catalog abstract "In 1991, the National Commission on Children called attention to the fact that a small but significant number of parents are failing to fulfill their basic childrearing responsibilities. Dr. Jack C. Westman, an esteemed child advocate, systematically connects the damage caused to children by the failings of those parents to our society's educational, health, safety, and economic problems. A small fraction of the population has reduced public safety to unacceptable levels of danger and sapped the productivity of the nation. These dangerous and dependent individuals are increasing in numbers that drain public funds and erode the productivity of our workforce. Licensing Parents: Can We Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect? is a provocative work that points the way to reversing these alarming trends. Dr. Westman stimulates thought about the enormous waste of human and economic resources that results from incompetent parents who spawn our society's criminal and welfare dependency problems. He also shows how competent parenting can override the adverse effects of brain damage, malnutrition, and poverty. By focusing attention on the controversial but eminently logical act of licensing parents, Dr. Westman challenges the United States to translate pro-children rhetoric into action that would indeed make a difference in the lives of our children. Licensing parents would symbolically set a societal standard that parents may raise their children as they desire as long as they do not damage their children's abilities to become contributing members of society. It would convey the message to all elements of society that childrearing is an important and valued responsibility and would heighten awareness of the importance of competent parenting to all of us. Most importantly, it would recognize children as human beings with basic civil rights. The author describes a multi-level approach to families that demonstrates society's respect for parenting and also provides help for foundering parents. He calls for national policies that support rather than undermine parenting as they do now. He points to ways in which communities and neighborhoods can become places in which families and children can thrive. Licensing Parents urges concerned citizens, parents, professionals, and politicians to confront incompetent parenting before it is too late.".
- catalog contributor b7025917.
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "1. The Eroding Quality of Life in the United States -- 2. The Proximate Cause: Incompetent Parenting -- 3. The Benefits to Society of Competent Parenting -- 4. The Effects of Incompetent Parenting -- 5. The Costs of Incompetent Parenting -- 6. The Tolerance of Incompetent Parenting -- 7. Juvenile Ageism -- 8. A Child's Right to Competent Parenting -- 9. A Parent's Right to Be Competent -- 10. A New Way of Thinking About Children -- 11. A National Parenting Policy -- 12. Arguments Against Licensing Parents -- Conclusion: Will the United States Value Parenting?".
- catalog description "He also shows how competent parenting can override the adverse effects of brain damage, malnutrition, and poverty. By focusing attention on the controversial but eminently logical act of licensing parents, Dr. Westman challenges the United States to translate pro-children rhetoric into action that would indeed make a difference in the lives of our children. Licensing parents would symbolically set a societal standard that parents may raise their children as they desire as long as they do not damage their children's abilities to become contributing members of society. It would convey the message to all elements of society that childrearing is an important and valued responsibility and would heighten awareness of the importance of competent parenting to all of us. Most importantly, it would recognize children as human beings with basic civil rights. ".
- catalog description "In 1991, the National Commission on Children called attention to the fact that a small but significant number of parents are failing to fulfill their basic childrearing responsibilities. Dr. Jack C. Westman, an esteemed child advocate, systematically connects the damage caused to children by the failings of those parents to our society's educational, health, safety, and economic problems. A small fraction of the population has reduced public safety to unacceptable levels of danger and sapped the productivity of the nation. These dangerous and dependent individuals are increasing in numbers that drain public funds and erode the productivity of our workforce. Licensing Parents: Can We Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect? is a provocative work that points the way to reversing these alarming trends. Dr. Westman stimulates thought about the enormous waste of human and economic resources that results from incompetent parents who spawn our society's criminal and welfare dependency problems. ".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The author describes a multi-level approach to families that demonstrates society's respect for parenting and also provides help for foundering parents. He calls for national policies that support rather than undermine parenting as they do now. He points to ways in which communities and neighborhoods can become places in which families and children can thrive. Licensing Parents urges concerned citizens, parents, professionals, and politicians to confront incompetent parenting before it is too late.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 347 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Licensing parents.".
- catalog identifier "0306447665 :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Licensing parents.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Insight Books,".
- catalog relation "Licensing parents.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "362.7/67/0973 20".
- catalog subject "Abusive parents United States.".
- catalog subject "Child Abuse United States.".
- catalog subject "Child Advocacy United States.".
- catalog subject "Child Welfare United States.".
- catalog subject "Child abuse United States.".
- catalog subject "Children's rights United States.".
- catalog subject "HV6626.52 .W42 1994".
- catalog subject "Parent-Child Relations.".
- catalog subject "Parenting United States.".
- catalog subject "Parenting.".
- catalog subject "WA 320 W531L 1994".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. The Eroding Quality of Life in the United States -- 2. The Proximate Cause: Incompetent Parenting -- 3. The Benefits to Society of Competent Parenting -- 4. The Effects of Incompetent Parenting -- 5. The Costs of Incompetent Parenting -- 6. The Tolerance of Incompetent Parenting -- 7. Juvenile Ageism -- 8. A Child's Right to Competent Parenting -- 9. A Parent's Right to Be Competent -- 10. A New Way of Thinking About Children -- 11. A National Parenting Policy -- 12. Arguments Against Licensing Parents -- Conclusion: Will the United States Value Parenting?".
- catalog title "Licensing parents : can we prevent child abuse and neglect? / Jack C. Westman ; with a foreword by Charles D. Gill.".
- catalog type "text".