My recent His Side with Glenn Sacks radio commentary for KLAA AM 830 in Los Angeles deals with the problem of false allegations in divorce, and how some parents who seek to drive the other parent out sometimes plant false “memories” in the minds of impressionable young children.
In the new book Venus: The Dark Side, authors Roy Sheppard and Mary Cleary write:
“Some women ‘remind’ their children of that time when their father abused them, even though he did not. This ‘reminder’ is repeated so often that eventually the children believe it must have happened, even though they have absolutely no recollection of it.
“[Dr Richard A. Warshak] recounts an experiment with a group of pre-school children who were asked to recall a time when someone called Sam Stone visited the classroom. The next day the children were shown a dirty teddy bear that was not in the room when he visited. The children were asked:
“‘Remember that time Sam Stone visited your classroom and spilled chocolate on that white teddy bear? Did he do it on purpose or was it an accident?’ By the end of the experiment 72 per cent of the youngest children falsely accused Sam Stone of wrongdoing!”
To listen to the commentary, click here.
His Side with Glenn Sacks radio commentaries are broadcast daily on KLAA AM 830, a 50,000 watt talk station in Los Angeles and Orange County. KLAA AM 830 is owned by Arte Moreno, owner of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
From 2003-2005, His Side with Glenn Sacks ran in a syndicated talk show format in Los Angeles, New York City, Boston, Seattle, and other cities. To listen to show archives, click here.
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