“Neglect is defined as the failure to provide or meet a child’s basic needs such as food, clothing, shelter (physical and psychological) that affects the child’s health, safety, and well-being” (Child Welfare Information Gateway, 2014).
Neglect can have adverse effects on a child’s development and failure to thrive on developmental milestone. This can affect the speech and language development of the child, educational attainments and impact on the health and wellbeing of the child in later years. It can have significant effect on relationship and attachment of a child.
This is reiterated by Howe (2011) that, poor emotional attachment of a parent can have significant impact on a child and can affect parent-child relationship and a child’s
Neglect can have adverse effects on a child’s development and failure to thrive on developmental milestone. This can affect the speech and language development of the child, educational attainments and impact on the health and wellbeing of the child in later years. It can have significant effect on relationship and attachment of a child.
This is reiterated by Howe (2011) that, poor emotional attachment of a parent can have significant impact on a child and can affect parent-child relationship and a child’s