What is child neglect?
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Healthwise answered:Child abuse and neglect is any harm to a child that is not an accident. Child abuse and neglect is also called child maltreatment.
Child abuse and neglect takes many forms:
- Neglect is when parents or caregivers fail to ensure a child's health and well-being. Neglect may result from not providing a child with appropriate shelter, schooling, clothing, medical care or protection from hazards. A variety of short-term and long-term problems result, such as developmental delays and failure to thrive.
- Physical abuse causes bodily injuries, such as bruises, burns, fractures, cuts, punctures or organ damage. Physical abuse includes harming a fetus, such as when a pregnant woman has substance abuse problems or is purposefully injured. Some states do not consider the use of substances by a pregnant woman to be physical abuse.
- Emotional (psychological) abuse is a repeated pattern of intentional verbal or behavioral actions or lack of actions toward a child that give the message that he or she is worthless, flawed, unloved, unwanted, endangered or only of value to meet someone else's needs. Withholding emotional support, isolating or terrorizing a child are forms of emotional abuse. Intimate partner (domestic) violence that is witnessed by a child is also considered a form of emotional abuse.
- Sexual abuse is any act with a child that is intended to sexually gratify an older child or adult. It includes any sexual activity that a child does not comprehend or consent to, or that is against the law. Exhibitionism, voyeurism and exposing a child to pornography are also types of sexual abuse.
Child abuse and neglect is any harm to a child that is not an accident. Child abuse and neglect is also called child maltreatment. Child abuse and neglect takes many forms: Neglect is when parents or caregivers fail to ensure a child's health and... More -
Julie Hanks of Top 10 Social HealthMakers answered:Child neglect is when parents or caregivers intentionally or unintentionally fail to meet a child's basic physical, emotional, mental, or relational needs. Neglect differs from abuse in that it is about not doing something that's in the child's best interest, whereas abuse is about doing something that is hurtful to a child.Child neglect is when parents or caregivers intentionally or unintentionally fail to meet a child's basic physical, emotional, mental, or relational needs. Neglect differs from abuse in that it is about not doing something that's in the child's best... More -
Dr. Charles Sophy answered:Child neglect is a form of child maltreatment. Child neglect can be defined as a deficit in meeting a child’s basic needs. Furthermore, child neglect is the failure to provide basic physical health care, supervision, nutrition, emotional nurturing, education or safe housing.
Society generally believes there are necessary behaviors a caregiver must provide a child in order for the child to develop (physically, socially, and emotionally). It is important to note that child neglect is how a child and society perceives the parents’ behavior; it is not how the parent believes they are behaving towards their child. It is important to distinguish between parental failure to provide when options are available and when options are not available.
Poverty is often an issue and leads parents to not being able to provide. The circumstances and intentionality must be examined before defining behavior as neglectful. Child neglect is the most frequent form of abuse of children.
In 2008, the U.S. state and local child protective services received 3.3 million reports of children being abused or neglected. Seventy-one percent of the children were classified as victims of child neglect.
Child neglect is a form of child maltreatment. Child neglect can be defined as a deficit in meeting a child’s basic needs. Furthermore, child neglect is the failure to provide basic physical health care, supervision, nutrition, emotional... More
