Narration and Healing of Psychological Trauma in Chinese Left-behind Children

The problem of left-behind children appears under the background of China’s industrialization,urbanization and modernization with the deepening of its reform and opening up. From 1980s,literature began to give attention to this special phenomenon.Many writers wrote about children’s psychological trauma in alienated families and social environment,and also gave suggestions on the healing of left-behind children’ psychological trauma in their works. This paper argues that the weakening of family education,the deficiency of schooling and the low social coordination are essential factors that lead to the psychological trauma of left-behind children in rural China. Joint effort from family,school and society contribute to the healing of the trauma,among which,love,writings and speeches are effective ways.

The problem of left ＂behind children appears under the background of Chi- na＇ s industrialization, urbanization and modernization with the deepening of its reform and o- pening up. From 1980% literature began to give attention to this special phenomenon. Many writers wrote about children＇ s psychological trauma in alienated families and social environ- ment, and also gave suggestions on the healing of left -behind children＇ psychological trauma in their works. This paper argues that the weakening of family education, the deficiency of schooling and the low social coordination are essential factors that lead to the psychological trauma of left -behind children in rural China. Joint effort from family, school and society contribute to the healing of the trauma, among which, love, writings and speeches are effec- tive ways.