TOGETHER TO SAFEGUARD CHILDREN” 2015 “WORKING The persistent failure to meet a child’s basic physical The persistent emotional maltreatment of a child such as and/or psychological needs, likely to result in the to cause severe and persistent adverse effects on their serious impairment of the child’s health or emotional development. It may involve: development. conveying to them that they are worthless, unloved, inadequate, or valued only insofar as they meet the It may occur during pregnancy as a result of of another person. maternal substance abuse. not giving them opportunities to express their Once a child is born, neglect may involve a parent or views, deliberately silencing them or fun’ ‘making carer failing to: of what they say or how they communicate. provide adequate food, clothing and shelter developmentally inappropriate expectations (including exclusion from home or imposed; interactions that are beyond the child's abandonment) developmental capability protect a child from physical and emotional overprotection and limitation of exploration and harm or danger learning ensure adequate supervision (including the use preventing the child participating in normal social of inadequate care-givers) interaction. ensure access to appropriate medical care or seeing / hearing the ill-treatment of another. treatment. serious bullying causing them frequently to feel frightened or in danger It may also include unresponsiveness to, or neglect exploitation or corruption of them. of a child’s basic emotional needs. Some level of emotional abuse is involved in all types of maltreatment of a child, though it may occur alone forcing or enticing a child to take part in sexual A form of abuse which may involve: activities, not necessarily involving a high level of Hitting, shaking, throwing, poisoning, burning, violence, whether or not the child is aware of scalding, drowning, suffocating, or otherwise causing what is happening. physical harm to a child. physical contact: including assault by penetration Physical harm may also be caused when a parent or e.g. rape or oral sex; or non-penetrative acts e.g. carer feigns the symptoms of, or deliberately induces masturbation, kissing, rubbing & touching outside illness in a child. of clothing Injuries in babies and non-mobile children Non-contact activities: e.g. involving children in looking at/ in the production of sexual images/ activities, encouraging children to behave in sexually inappropriate ways, grooming a child in preparation for abuse.
“WORKING TOGETHER TO SAFEGUARD CHILDREN” 2015 The persistent failure to meet a child’s basic physical and/or psychological needs, likely to result in the serious impairment of the child’s health or development. It may occur during pregnancy as a result of maternal substance abuse. Once a child is born, neglect may involve a parent or carer failing to: provide adequate food, clothing and shelter (including exclusion from home or abandonment) protect a child from physical and emotional harm or danger ensure adequate supervision (including the use of inadequate care-givers) ensure access to appropriate medical care or treatment. It may also include unresponsiveness to, or neglect of a child’s basic emotional needs. The persistent emotional maltreatment of a child such as to cause severe and persistent adverse effects on their emotional development. It may involve: conveying to them that they are worthless, unloved, inadequate, or valued only insofar as they meet the of another person. not giving them opportunities to express their views, deliberately silencing them or ‘making fun’ of what they say or how they communicate. developmentally inappropriate expectations imposed; interactions that are beyond the child's developmental capability overprotection and limitation of exploration and learning preventing the child participating in normal social interaction. seeing / hearing the ill-treatment of another. serious bullying causing them frequently to feel frightened or in danger exploitation or corruption of them. Some level of emotional abuse is involved in all types of maltreatment of a child, though it may occur alone forcing or enticing a child to take part in sexual activities, not necessarily involving a high level of violence, whether or not the child is aware of what is happening. physical contact: including assault by penetration e.g. rape or oral sex; or non-penetrative acts e.g. masturbation, kissing, rubbing & touching outside of clothing Non-contact activities: e.g. involving children in looking at/ in the production of sexual images/ activities, encouraging children to behave in sexually inappropriate ways, grooming a child in preparation for abuse. A form of abuse which may involve: Hitting, shaking, throwing, poisoning, burning, scalding, drowning, suffocating, or otherwise causing physical harm to a child. Physical harm may also be caused when a parent or carer feigns the symptoms of, or deliberately induces illness in a child. Injuries in babies and non-mobile children
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