with Failure to connect Dismissive/punitive Parental responses • Cannot cope • • • demands emotionally with response to lack empathy children’s child’s Parents may feel child needs Not emotionally • • awkward/tense Lots of rules Poor attachment to available to child • • when alone with Lack of attachment child No attachment to • • their children to child child Inconsistent Unrealistic • • responses to child expectations in Characteristics of line with child’s carers development Over friendly with Frightened/ Withdrawn/isolated Precocious • • • • strangers unhappy/anxious/ low Fear intimacy and Unresponsive/ • • Over reliance on self-esteem dependency No crying • social media to Know their role in Self-reliant Oversexualised • • • interact family Difficulties in regulating behaviour • No risk CSE Attention seeking emotions Self-harm • • • Mild risk CSE Very poor self Significant risk CSE • • • esteem Moderate risk CSE • Characteristics of children Ignore advice Avoid contact Deride May seek help with a • • • • Children spend a lot of Missed professionals child who needs to be • • time on-line appointments Children • ‘cured’ Lack of engagement Child learns to unavailable block Fabricated illness • • • with universal services expressions Children appear Parents seeking a • • Materially Child overly resilient diagnosis/label for • • ‘shut down’ advantaged Risky behaviour Poor social child • • Child not included on-line relationships due to Pattern of step downs • • Child always to early help Material advantages isolation • • immaculately clean can mask the lack of Scapegoated child • What Child and family emotional warmth Regression in • • professionals isolated in and connection behaviour child’s notice community Pattern of re- Pattern of step up • • Pattern of re- referrals to to social care services • referrals to Severe dental • services disease Poor dental hygiene • Key Indicators - Disorganised Neglect Universal/early social Children’s Early help Targeted early help care intervention
Characteristics of carers • Cannot cope with children’s demands • Parents may feel awkward/tense when alone with their children • Inconsistent responses to child • Failure to connect • Dismissive/punitive emotionally with response to child’s child needs • Lots of rules • Poor attachment to • Lack of attachment child to child • Unrealistic expectations in line with child’s development • Parental responses lack empathy • Not emotionally available to child • No attachment to child Characteristics of children • Over friendly with strangers • Over reliance on social media to interact • No risk CSE • Frightened/ unhappy/anxious/ low self-esteem • Know their role in family • Attention seeking • Mild risk CSE • Withdrawn/isolated • Fear intimacy and dependency • Self-reliant • Difficulties in regulating emotions • Very poor self esteem • Moderate risk CSE • Precocious • Unresponsive/ No crying • Oversexualised behaviour • Self-harm • Significant risk CSE What professionals notice • Ignore advice • Children spend a lot of time on-line • Lack of engagement with universal services • Materially advantaged • Child not included • Child always immaculately clean • Child and family isolated in community • Pattern of re- referrals to services • Poor dental hygiene • Avoid contact • Deride • Missed professionals appointments • Children • Child learns to unavailable block expressions • Children appear • Child ‘shut down’ overly resilient • Risky behaviour • Poor social on-line relationships due to • Material advantages isolation can mask the lack of • Scapegoated child emotional warmth • Regression in and connection child’s behaviour • Pattern of re- • Pattern of step up referrals to to social care services • Severe dental disease • May seek help with a child who needs to be ‘cured’ • Fabricated illness • Parents seeking a diagnosis/label for child • Pattern of step downs to early help Key Indicators - Disorganised Neglect Universal/early intervention Early help Targeted early help Children’s social care
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