Her own childhood was evidence enough of the emotional harm which can be wrought when a child is passed from one parental figure to another.

The system, she said, had "resulted in physical, emotional and psychological harm to the children exposed to it."

First, the mother lacked parenting skills which had given rise to emotional harm caused to the children.

Second, if the children were returned to the mother, they would be likely to suffer further physical and emotional harm.

The remote location of the school caused emotional harm to the boys.

The foes contend that abortions cause both physical and emotional harm.

He said that the delay resulted in "physical and emotional harm" to patients.

Only a minority of the molested grow up without lasting emotional harm.

Their inability to marry, they said, had caused them legal, financial and emotional harm.

You could even kill them, inflicting its own kind of great physical and emotional harm.