The Importance Of Child Neglect
Neglect
Child neglect is one form of child abuse. As we have learned in class, it is a failure of parents or caretakers to provide needed, age appropriate care including food, clothing, shelter, protection from harm, and supervision appropriate to the child’s development, hygiene, and medical care. Neglect accounts for about 69% of all abuse cases. It is hard to prove, because neglect usually happens at home and it varies from culture to culture (Crosson-Tower, 2012). Research shows that it does not affect one gender more than the other (Trickett, Negriff, Ji, & Peckins, 2011). However, it does tend to happen more frequently in a low income home (Trickett, Negriff, Ji, & Peckins, 2011). It is important to note that usually mothers are the …show more content…
Which is troubling because of the important role human connect has at this early stage of development. Erik Erikson states that an infant is in the stage Trust vs Mistrust. Trust vs Mistrust is an important stage in life, failure during this stage can hinder social development. It can do so because during this stage, an infant is in care of their care giver and is learning whether or not they can trust individuals. It is important for an infant to learn how to trust their primary caregiver, because without that trust it may cause an infant to have attachment disorders (Crosson-Tower, …show more content…
Neglect is the most common form of abuse for children under the age of six (Clarkson Freeman, 2014). During this time a child is growing larger, developing more muscle, developing skills such as walking up and down stairs, hopping on one foot, and using writing utensils. When it comes to early childhood development, experience plays an important factor. A child who is exposed to scissors at an earlier age is going to master it quicker than a child who did not. When a child reaches early childhood, there is about a 70% change he/she has be exposed to some for a childhood maltreatment (Clarkson Freeman, 2014). Because experience is crucial during this point in time, it’s no surprise that neglect can hinder development. Without a role of a primary caregiver, a child will not be exposed to different obstacles to help enhance experience. A child who experiences neglect will not have the same experiences as a child who is not a victim of
Child neglect is one form of child abuse. As we have learned in class, it is a failure of parents or caretakers to provide needed, age appropriate care including food, clothing, shelter, protection from harm, and supervision appropriate to the child’s development, hygiene, and medical care. Neglect accounts for about 69% of all abuse cases. It is hard to prove, because neglect usually happens at home and it varies from culture to culture (Crosson-Tower, 2012). Research shows that it does not affect one gender more than the other (Trickett, Negriff, Ji, & Peckins, 2011). However, it does tend to happen more frequently in a low income home (Trickett, Negriff, Ji, & Peckins, 2011). It is important to note that usually mothers are the …show more content…
Which is troubling because of the important role human connect has at this early stage of development. Erik Erikson states that an infant is in the stage Trust vs Mistrust. Trust vs Mistrust is an important stage in life, failure during this stage can hinder social development. It can do so because during this stage, an infant is in care of their care giver and is learning whether or not they can trust individuals. It is important for an infant to learn how to trust their primary caregiver, because without that trust it may cause an infant to have attachment disorders (Crosson-Tower, …show more content…
Neglect is the most common form of abuse for children under the age of six (Clarkson Freeman, 2014). During this time a child is growing larger, developing more muscle, developing skills such as walking up and down stairs, hopping on one foot, and using writing utensils. When it comes to early childhood development, experience plays an important factor. A child who is exposed to scissors at an earlier age is going to master it quicker than a child who did not. When a child reaches early childhood, there is about a 70% change he/she has be exposed to some for a childhood maltreatment (Clarkson Freeman, 2014). Because experience is crucial during this point in time, it’s no surprise that neglect can hinder development. Without a role of a primary caregiver, a child will not be exposed to different obstacles to help enhance experience. A child who experiences neglect will not have the same experiences as a child who is not a victim of