I. Introduction
A. Attraction Sentence
Lisa, 5 years old, is arriving at school late and unaccompanied. In heavy rain, she has been wearing a thin jacket and she is very cold and shivering.
B. General Statements
Child neglect is not always recognizable through a child’s outward appearance. Research for Action for Children in 2009, which surveyed 1,000 adults, showed that the public was unclear about what constitutes neglect and uncertain about how and when to act if they were concerned that a child was being neglected. The experience of child neglect makes a child’s life miserable, but it can affect all aspects of their development. C. Thesis Statement The impacts of child neglect include restricted brain development, social- emotional and communication development.
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Suggestions/ recommendations
1. As a significant challenge to children’s development and well-being were posed by child neglect, limitations with regard to the state of the knowledge being discussed deeply.
2. A comprehensive family assessment being carried out by assessing parenting attitudes, knowledge and skills.
3. Cooperation between government and non-government agencies establish a helping alliance and partnership with the family to develop communication skills and build more sustaining relationships with others.
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Once the child is neglected and left alone or in an orphanage, they will most likely be exposed to dangerous environments, which might seriously affect their whole life. Children whose parents neglected them often turn to a life of crime, or suffer physical and mental scars. According to the article Neglect During Infancy Can Affect Children For Many Years, Scientist Report by Bio-Medicine states “Many children who are neglected in orphanages during the first months of their life encounter a distinct set of developmental challenges” (Bio-Medicine 1). This indicates the effectiveness of neglect on a child, especially at a young age, just like Baca. In most cases of neglect on a child is more usual to affect a younger child because “the brain develops in early childhood” (Bio-Medicine 1). In the situation with Baca, neglect affected him more than his sibling due to being younger and not having the love and guidance in his life. Since Baca’s brain was still developing he is corrupted mentally because of the issues he has to face in order to survive.
Child abuse and neglect have immediate and long-term consequences. In addition to negatively impacting the child, child abuse and neglect impacts the family, the school community, and even future generations. The ability to survive and be successful in the face of child abuse and neglect depends on a variety of factors, including the extent and type of abuse or neglect, whether it was continual or infrequent, the age of the child when abuse was initiated, the child’s relationship to the abuser, and how the abuse or neglect was responded to. Outcomes are also dependent on the child’s personality traits, inner strength, and the support the child receives from those around them. It is important to acknowledge that some children will not develop behavioral problems, so it cannot be assumed that a
Child neglect is a form of maltreatment. In other words, it is the failure of parents, guardians or caregivers to meet the child’s needs such as adequate supervision, clothes, shelter, food, health treatments, education and nurturing their emotional, physical, cognitive and mental development. In this paper, we will talk about early childhood neglect from ages birth to five years old, and the benefits of child welfare-supervised children 's participation in center-based Early Care and Education (ECE). Additionally, we will focus on an evidence-based intervention in which we will explore the program’s benefits and positive outcomes for the children that attend the program in contrast to the ones that do not. Moreover, we will identify the correct system of care and some of the programs within the tri-county area that might implement this intervention. Additionally, we will talk about the demographics of the children and setting of which intervention is best for them. Lastly, we will give an estimation of how many sessions are needed for the intervention to work, and what sorts of trainings might be necessary for the well-being of the child.
Neglect has been described as the “most serious type of child maltreatment and the least understood” (Crittenden 1999: 67). It is the most common reason for inclusion on the child protection register in the UK. In the year ending 31st March 2006, 43 per cent of child protection registrations in England related to children considered to be at risk of neglect (Source: DfES, 2006)
This could lead to deficits in cognitive and social skills or even mental retardation (DePanfilis 2006; Shipman and Taussing 2009). While neglect is generally the omission of care, this lack of care can lead children to sustain injuries from a lack of adequate supervision (DePanfilis 2006). These physical injuries may not be directly caused by the parent, but the inattention of the parent left the child in a harmful situation. It has been found that children may also suffer from intellectual damages, and have lower IQ scores (DePanfilis 2006). Socially, children may have a hard time coping. They suffer from mistrust, difficulty understanding emotions, impaired cognition and have a lack of empathy (DePanfilis
1. Supporting Point When neglected children enter school, they will suffer from intellectual deficits that will cause them to be frustrated with their studies and will fall back away from others students. a. Specific Detail (Schulte, 2013) stated that neglecting children can lead to behavioural and academic problems as neglect can change how the prefrontal which is the part of the brain works, that responsible for decision making, reasoning, planning and thinking. b. Specific Detail Child Welfare Information Gateway (2013) stated that neglected children scores lower on measures of overall school performance and tests of language, math skills and readings, compared to non-maltreated children. III.
Neglect is likely to result in the child’s health or development becoming impaired. The physical signs of neglect could be –
401). An analysis of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS-2008) revealed that in 2008 the rate of reported infant maltreatment was 51.81 per 1000 children with children below the age of one having the greatest likelihood of being the subject of maltreatment with frequencies lessening with age (Fallon, et al., 2013, p. 2). Child neglect has come to be described as the “neglect of neglect,” as it has been minimized by physical and sexual abuse and exploitation; therefore, neglect is often overlooked and under identified. Furthermore, child neglect is often difficult to identify due to cultural and spiritual differences. What is often negligent for one family may be considered usual to another (Cowen, 1999, pp. 401-403). Consequently, infant neglect often results in social, mental and physical delays, adult traumatization (Harper, Stalker, Palmer, & Gadbois, 2008), and failure to thrive (FTT); the result of inadequate nutrition resulting in poor physical development and, in extreme cases, psychosocial short stature; a disorder of the pituitary and hypothalamus which causes the child to not only be underdeveloped in weight but also in height due to major emotional and psychological trauma (Block & Krebs, 2005, pp. 1234-1235).
The issue of child neglect is one of the most current forms of child maltreatment especially in the United States. According to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, child neglect is referred to as a kind of maltreatment which relates to the failure of a caregiver to offer the needed, age-appropriate care, despite the fact that the parent may be financially stable to do so (Conte 13). Neglect in many instances is described by an ongoing pattern that relates to lack of care and is observed by individuals in close contact with a child.
With neglect the child may become delinquent, turn to alcohol/drugs, steal, or develop neurotic traits like sleeping disorders. They may also exhibit extreme behavior patterns like infantile or adult like behavior. Some indicators of neglect may be consistent hunger, poor hygiene, truancy, abandonment, and a lack of physical development.
Neglect happens when a parent or caregiver does not adhere to parental and care giving obligations, which includes the physical, emotional, and educational well being of their child. Poor nutrition effects physical and psychological development. If proper nutrients are not provided during growth periods this will affect physical growth. Stunted growth, chronic medical conditions, inadequate bone and muscle growth and neurological development are all affects of poor nutrition. Additionally, brain-processing problems make it difficult for children to understand social relationships, understand direction and understand academic tasks. Neglect is also linked to mental health problems such as, depression and anxiety. Studies found that children who reported a history of childhood neglect were three times more likely to suffer from depression than children who were not maltreated. In conclusion, neglect poses severe and life altering consequences and can even result in death.
In order to help those in need, the forms of mistreatment must be first understood in order to make an accurate report. What are some of the different forms of child neglect? In this presentation, the different forms of child neglect discussed are the educational neglect, medical neglect, and emotional neglect experiences. For starters, educational neglect transpires when the caregiver or parent does not enroll the child in school nor encourages the child to attend school. This type of neglect is happening amongst poor families who may prefer the child to work to assist in bringing more income into the home instead of attending school. Denying children of receiving a good education does not only hurt them, but their future
If an infant is surrounded by neglect, he or she may experience lasting damage as a result of the lack of affection and care. Infants need an adequate amount of care, affection, attention and intellectual stimulation to develop properly. The caregiver’s level of involvement in a child’s life not only influences the child’s psychological development but can also affect the child’s biological development (Belsky, 2008). If an infant is not properly stimulated for an extended period, he or she may experience difficulty developing sensations, motor skills, and perceptions, at a proper level. Just as an adult cannot learn something new without being taught, the same important principle also applies to infancy and early childhood development.
Every year, child abuse and neglect affect more than one million children nation-wide (Currie and Tekin 1). Along with this, child abuse is the source of severe injury to more than 500,000 children and the death of over 1,500 children (Currie and Tekin 1). These outrageously large numbers reveal the extent to which child abuse and neglect impact society; however, they do not acknowledge the effect abuse can have on a child’s life and the repercussions that may occur in both the individual’s childhood and adulthood. While the effects most certainly include physical pain and possibly future disabilities, child abuse and neglect can also affects the child’s psychological welfare. Psychological effects are often more difficult to recognize,
In many cases of neglect, there has been an association with the brain failing to form appropriately. This causes impaired physical, mental, and emotional development (DePanfilis, 2006). A child's brain learns to adapt to a less than positive environment and this stunts the process of normal development. The brains of neglected children are not integrated and this causes difficulties in emotional, social, and cognitive development. The sensitive period, during the first two years of life, is a critical time in which brain activity faces severe psychosocial deprivation if faced with neglect and is unlikely to be recovered (Vanderwert, Marshall, Nelson III, Zeanah & Fox, 2010).