I’m Not Sure I Believe This
Toxic stress might arise from parental abuse of alcohol or drugs. It could occur in a home where children are threatened and beaten. It might derive from chronic neglect — a child cries without being cuddled…
The upshot is that children are sometimes permanently undermined. Even many years later, as adults, they are more likely to suffer heart disease, obesity, diabetes and other physical ailments. They are also more likely to struggle in school, have short tempers and tangle with the law.
This is from Nicholas Kristof, writing in The New York Times.
I’m not sure I believe it either.
Uh, no. At some point children grow up, chronologically if not emotionally. Severe abuse, perhaps; otherwise, BALONEY!!!!
With all that’s wrong in the world and for all the problems we face, Kristof and the NY Times try to find another vein to mine in the public sector. Trust me, in 5 to 10 years, there will be government grants for this sort of thing. Why break your back in an open pit mine when easy money is laying on the ground in DC?