精神保健专家们越来越认识到,那些得不到关怀和慈爱的儿童心灵所受到的伤害也许要比肉体上受惩罚的儿童大得多。明尼苏达州立大学心理学家拜伦·爱格兰对父母的职责及幼儿早期发展进行了广泛的研究。他说,精神虐待儿童的后果至少和肉体虐待儿童的后果同样有害。随着年龄的 It is increasingly recognized by mental health professionals that the damage done to the minds of children who lack the caring and loving care may be much greater than the physically imprisoned children. Byron Loveland, a psychologist at the University of Minnesota, has conducted extensive research on parental responsibilities and early childhood development. He said that the consequences of mental abuses are at least equally detrimental to the consequences of physical abuse of children. With age