One Giant Psychological Leap For Humankind: A Future of Healthy Kids, Healthy Adults, Healthy Religi

Jan Dale presents here the viewpoint that humankind is on the threshold of still another step forward in parenting, religion and global safety due to the breakthrough that scientific psychology has brought to the world in this past century. He demonstrates in a warm and funny way how family life can produce happy and emotionally healthy children. He says healthy families produce good people who no longer fit the notion of humankind as depraved and evil. He postulates that our definitions of God throughout history have paralleled our parenting styles and that more positive parenting can result in new more positive definitions of God. Such positive definitions of God can help reduce religious conflict in the world. He goes on to show that healthier, happier people and more positive views of God can better humankind's chances for survival in the world political arena. He presents here a delightful, humorous and touching portrayal of how good life can be in all its stages. In this book he gives you skills that you can use in your growing family. Dr. Jan Dale has spent his career helping mentally unhealthy people be able to cope and realize some happiness, and he has spent his career helping normal people become happier and more fulfilled. This book is about the latter, namely how normal people can be happy and fulfilled throughout their entire lives. This is a heartwarming story that gives a feeling of great possibilities ahead for humankind.