Ken West, PhD, is professor and director of the Center for Family Education at Lynchburg College in Virginia. He is the author of Parenting Without Guilt and The 21 Deadly Myths of Parenting, and has written a newspaper column for families for 15 years. Ken and his wife, Dr. Patty West, have three grown children, two in college and one in medical school. The Wests enjoy athletics, travel, and eating.