Childhood (if not betrayed) brings the glow of parental affection.

It advocates 'parental affection' but advises this must not be interpreted as sexual.

How could he let his son grow without even a gesture of parental affection?

After a study of several affected children, Silver and a colleague attributed the situation to a lack of parental affection.

Her father, having purchased a symbol of parental affection, had assumed it would substitute for the genuine article.

Shows no parental affection for either, rather trying to get them to become stronger robots.

To his credit he obviously had strong parental affection and a powerful concern that the child should not be totally alienated from him.

There is little doubt that parental affection was scant, but if that left its mark, it did as much for many generations of people.

Whenever there are animals in the picture, the authors write with professional assurance and parental affection.