{"id":47113,"date":"2019-09-06T20:30:12","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T17:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/?p=47113"},"modified":"2019-09-06T20:30:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T17:30:12","slug":"child-neglect-types-causes-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/child-neglect-types-causes-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Neglect: Its Types, Causes and Long-Lasting Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"
Child neglect<\/b> is a form of child abuse and is a deficit in meeting a child’s basic needs. This includes the failure to provide adequate health care, supervision, clothing, nutrition, housing as well as their physical, emotional, social, educational and safety needs.<\/p>\n
Society generally believes there are necessary behaviors a\u00a0caregiver\u00a0must provide in order for a child to develop physically<\/a>, socially, and emotionally. Causes of neglect<\/strong> may result from several\u00a0parenting\u00a0problems including\u00a0mental disorders,\u00a0substance abuse, domestic violence, unemployment,\u00a0unplanned pregnancy, and\u00a0poverty.<\/p>\n It is not how parents believe they are behaving towards their child. Parental failure to provide for a child, when options are available, is different from failure to provide when options are not available.<\/p>\n Poverty and lack of resources<\/strong> are often contributing factors and can prevent parents from meeting their children’s needs when they otherwise would. The circumstances and\u00a0intentionality\u00a0must be examined before defining behavior as neglectful.<\/p>\n Child neglect is the most frequent form of child abuse<\/strong>, with children born to young mothers at substantial risk for neglect. In 2008, the U.S. state and local Child Protective Services (CPS) received 3.3 million reports of children being abused or neglected.<\/p>\n Seventy-one percent of the children were classified as victims of child neglect (“Child Abuse & Neglect”). Maltreated children were about five times more likely to have a first\u00a0emergency department presentation for suicide-related\u00a0behavior,<\/strong> compared to their peers, in both boys and girls.<\/p>\n Children permanently removed from their parental home because of substantiated child abuse, are also at an increased risk of a first presentation to the emergency department for suicide-related behavior.\u00a0Neglected children are at risk of developing lifelong social, emotional and health problems, particularly if neglected before the age of two years.<\/p>\n Neglect is difficult to define since there are no clear, cross-cultural\u00a0standards for desirable or minimally adequate\u00a0child-rearing\u00a0practices.\u00a0Research shows that neglect often coexists with other forms of abuse and adversity.<\/p>\n While neglect generally refers to the absence of parental care and the chronic failure to meet children’s\u00a0basic needs, defining those needs has not been straightforward. In “Working Together”, the\u00a0Department for Education and Skills<\/em> (United Kingdom)\u00a0defined<\/a> neglect in 2006 as:<\/p>\n …the persistent failure to meet a child’s basic physical and\/or psychological needs, likely to result in the serious impairment of the child’s health or development. Neglect may occur during pregnancy as a result of maternal substance abuse. Once a child is born, neglect may involve a parent or carer failing to provide adequate food, clothing and shelter (including exclusion from home or abandonment<\/em>); protect a child from physical and emotional harm or danger; ensure adequate supervision (including the use of inadequate care-givers<\/em>); or ensure access to appropriate medical care or treatment. It may also include neglect of, or unresponsiveness to, a child’s basic emotional needs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Child neglect (also called psychological abuse<\/a><\/em>) is commonly defined as a failure by a child’s caregiver to meet a child’s physical, emotional, educational, or medical needs.<\/p>\n Forms of child neglect include:<\/p>\n The definition of child neglect is broad. There are no specific guidelines that determine when a child is being neglected; therefore, it is up to state government agencies and professional groups to determine what is considered neglect.<\/p>\n In general, child neglect is considered the failure of parents or caregivers to meet the needs that are necessary for the mental, physical, and emotional development of a child.<\/p>\n Child neglect is one of the most common forms of\u00a0child maltreatment, and it continues to be a serious problem for many children. Child neglect tremendously affects the\u00a0physical development<\/strong>,\u00a0mental development<\/strong>, and\u00a0emotional development<\/strong>\u00a0of a child causing long term consequences, such as poor\u00a0academic achievement,\u00a0depression (mood)<\/a>, and\u00a0personality disorders.<\/p>\n These consequences also impact society, since it is more likely that children who suffered from child neglect will have\u00a0drug abuse<\/a>\u00a0problems and educational failure when they grow up.<\/p>\n There are various types of child neglect.<\/p>\nChild neglect depends on how a child and society perceives the parents\u2019 behavior.<\/h2>\n
What Is Child Neglect?<\/h2>\n
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What Are the Types of Child Neglect?<\/h2>\n