Although one anthropologist mentioned that "undoubtedly these rituals are exceedingly painful," they are not usually considered traumatic to children. Since empathy with children's feelings is nearly absent, gratuitous mutilation of the children is common, such as tightly binding newborn infant's heads for months to elongate the skull, or [...].


The Emotional Life of Nations (2002)

Lloyd deMause Quotes

Although one anthropologist mentioned that undoubtedly these rituals are exceedingly painful, they are not usually considered traumatic to children....

Although one anthropologist mentioned that undoubtedly these rituals are exceedingly painful, they are not usually considered traumatic to children....

Although one anthropologist mentioned that undoubtedly these rituals are exceedingly painful, they are not usually considered traumatic to children....

Although one anthropologist mentioned that undoubtedly these rituals are exceedingly painful, they are not usually considered traumatic to children....