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<blockquote class=definition>'' | <blockquote class=definition>Neglect refers to a form of child maltreatment characterized by a caregiver's failure to meet one or more of a child's [[Seven Essential Needs]]. Neglect is a component of [[Toxic Socialization]]</blockquote> | ||
==Elements of Toxic Socialization== | ==Elements of Toxic Socialization== | ||
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Neglect can be divided into several categories<ref>Straus, M. A., & Kantor, G. K. (2005). Definition and measurement of neglectful behavior: some principles and guidelines. ''Child Abuse & Neglect'', 29(1), 19-29.</ref> | |||
Neglect includes: | # '''Physiological Neglect:''' Physiological neglect involves the failure to provide for a child's physiological needs, including their need for proper nutrition, clothing, shelter, and hygiene. Chronic physiological neglect can lead to undernourishment, poor growth, and a host of health issues. | ||
# '''Cognitive Neglect:''' Cognitive neglect involves failing to provide the necessary support for the child's cognitive need to know and understand the world. | |||
# '''Psychological Neglect''': Psychological neglect involves failure to provide conditions conducive to the proper development of the child's [[Bodily Ego]]. This includes failure to properly nurture and support a positive sense of self, positive self-esteem, positive sense of empowerment and competence, and so on. We need to feel we are a good person that is worthy of love and acceptance. We also need to feel competent and powerful, like we can accomplish the things we want to accomplish in life | |||
# '''Emotional Neglect:''' Emotional neglect involves the persistent failure to meet a child's emotional needs. This could include not providing comfort when a child is distressed, not validating their feelings or experiences, not expressing affection, ''not making them feel included in the family or group'', not being emotionally available or responsive, ignoring the child's feelings, and so on | |||
# '''Environmental Neglect''': Environment neglect involves neglect of our environmental needs for a safe, secure, stable, nurturing environment. This includes medical neglect which is involves the failure to provide appropriate health care for a child (or adult), even though the means are available, and also educational neglect. denying access to necessary medication or medical procedures. | |||
# '''Educational Neglect:''' This involves a failure to ensure a child's basic educational needs are met. This could include not enrolling a child in school, permitting chronic truancy, or failing to provide appropriate special educational resources if needed.<ref>Peterson, J.L., et al. "Protecting Adolescents From Harm: Findings From the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health." ''JAMA'' 278, no. 10 (1997): 823-832.</ref> | |||
# '''Environmental Neglect:''' This refers to situations in which a child is forced to live in unsanitary, unsafe, or otherwise harmful conditions. This could include homes with extreme clutter, exposed wires, infestations, or other hazards.<ref>Coohey, C. "Defining and Classifying Supervisory Neglect." Child Maltreatment 8, no. 2 (2003): 145-156.</ref> | |||
Revision as of 13:19, 9 June 2023
Neglect refers to a form of child maltreatment characterized by a caregiver's failure to meet one or more of a child's Seven Essential Needs. Neglect is a component of Toxic Socialization
Elements of Toxic Socialization
Toxic Socialization > Chaos, Destruction of Attachments, Indoctrination, Neglect, Parentification, Violence
Notes
Neglect can be divided into several categories[1]
- Physiological Neglect: Physiological neglect involves the failure to provide for a child's physiological needs, including their need for proper nutrition, clothing, shelter, and hygiene. Chronic physiological neglect can lead to undernourishment, poor growth, and a host of health issues.
- Cognitive Neglect: Cognitive neglect involves failing to provide the necessary support for the child's cognitive need to know and understand the world.
- Psychological Neglect: Psychological neglect involves failure to provide conditions conducive to the proper development of the child's Bodily Ego. This includes failure to properly nurture and support a positive sense of self, positive self-esteem, positive sense of empowerment and competence, and so on. We need to feel we are a good person that is worthy of love and acceptance. We also need to feel competent and powerful, like we can accomplish the things we want to accomplish in life
- Emotional Neglect: Emotional neglect involves the persistent failure to meet a child's emotional needs. This could include not providing comfort when a child is distressed, not validating their feelings or experiences, not expressing affection, not making them feel included in the family or group, not being emotionally available or responsive, ignoring the child's feelings, and so on
- Environmental Neglect: Environment neglect involves neglect of our environmental needs for a safe, secure, stable, nurturing environment. This includes medical neglect which is involves the failure to provide appropriate health care for a child (or adult), even though the means are available, and also educational neglect. denying access to necessary medication or medical procedures.
- Educational Neglect: This involves a failure to ensure a child's basic educational needs are met. This could include not enrolling a child in school, permitting chronic truancy, or failing to provide appropriate special educational resources if needed.[2]
- Environmental Neglect: This refers to situations in which a child is forced to live in unsanitary, unsafe, or otherwise harmful conditions. This could include homes with extreme clutter, exposed wires, infestations, or other hazards.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ Straus, M. A., & Kantor, G. K. (2005). Definition and measurement of neglectful behavior: some principles and guidelines. Child Abuse & Neglect, 29(1), 19-29.
- ↑ Peterson, J.L., et al. "Protecting Adolescents From Harm: Findings From the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health." JAMA 278, no. 10 (1997): 823-832.
- ↑ Coohey, C. "Defining and Classifying Supervisory Neglect." Child Maltreatment 8, no. 2 (2003): 145-156.
