The author’s state that “to guard against catastrophic neglect, children need to be physically and emotionally healthy and have a safe, healthy living environment” (1). Without a safe environment for a child to grow up in the child is more at risk to experience neglect or abuse. Parents are sometimes unknowingly neglecting their child as seen in the story “Popular Mechanics”. Parents are also sometimes undergoing stress, sending themselves or partners to the “tipping point” (4). The parents in “Popular Mechanics” reached their tipping point when the husband decided to leave. After parents reach this “tipping point” (4), it is easy for them to become unaware of the child: “Some young babies experience insensitive ‘rough handling’ / rough handling sometimes occurred in the build-up to domestic violence” (7). An event like this happens when the parents are not focused or observant of the child, rather they are absorbed in their own problems. Child fatality or serious injury can happen to any child, when parents are too busy focused on themselves rather than the safety of their
The author’s state that “to guard against catastrophic neglect, children need to be physically and emotionally healthy and have a safe, healthy living environment” (1). Without a safe environment for a child to grow up in the child is more at risk to experience neglect or abuse. Parents are sometimes unknowingly neglecting their child as seen in the story “Popular Mechanics”. Parents are also sometimes undergoing stress, sending themselves or partners to the “tipping point” (4). The parents in “Popular Mechanics” reached their tipping point when the husband decided to leave. After parents reach this “tipping point” (4), it is easy for them to become unaware of the child: “Some young babies experience insensitive ‘rough handling’ / rough handling sometimes occurred in the build-up to domestic violence” (7). An event like this happens when the parents are not focused or observant of the child, rather they are absorbed in their own problems. Child fatality or serious injury can happen to any child, when parents are too busy focused on themselves rather than the safety of their