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I recently heard a story about a little boy who, because of abuse and neglect at the hands of his own parents, went to live in a foster home. His foster parents were loving people who longed to give him a stable home. On the first day of school, his foster dad drove him to the front of the school and told him, “I’ll be here waiting when school is over.” Immediately the boy began to cry uncontrollably. After some probing, the patient foster dad discovered that in the little boy’s past experience, even when the adults in his life had promised to be there—to pick him up after school—most of the time they didn’t follow through. He was fearful of being left alone.
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I don’t see the link(s) to the articles mentioned in the podcast. I was interested in reading more about the science of anger. Thank you
So sorry, Helen! I’ve listed them now and the post is updated. Thank you for bringing this to my attention!