隨著中國經濟的快速發展,越來越多的農民工向城市遷移,他們的子女待在家鄉由祖父母或其他親屬照顧。由此,中國產生了數千萬的留守兒童(left-behind children)。留守兒童面臨諸多困境,其中包括親情和安全感的缺失。留守兒童缺乏父母照顧,跟和父母一起生活的孩子相比,他們身上出現更為嚴重的行為和心理問題的可能性更大。這是一個急需社會關愛的弱勢(vulnerable)群體。
With the rapid development of Chinese economy, more and more rural migrant workers migrate to cities. Their children are left behind under the care of their grandparents or other relatives in the countryside. Thus tens of millions of left-behind children appear in China. The difficulties that left-behind children are facing include lack of family love and security. Without the guidance of their parents, possibilities for left-behind children to have much greater behavioral and psychological problems is higher than children who live with their parents. This is a vulnerable group which needs social care urgently.