Impact of Neglect on the Child Severe neglect young children has adverse effects on children’s ability to form attachments and is associated with major impairment of growth and intellectual development; Persistent neglect can lead to serious impairment of health and development and long term difficulties with social functioning, relationships and educational progress; Neglected children may experience low self-esteem, feelings of being unloved and isolated; Neglect can result in extreme in death. The impact of neglect varies depending on how long the has been neglected, the child’s age and the multiplicity of neglectful behaviours. (Daniel, Taylor & Scott (2009) and helping the neglected child’. ‘Noticing 5. Physical Abuse Physical Abuse may involve hitting, shaking, throwing, poisoning, burning or scalding, drowning, suffocating, or otherwise causing physical harm to a child. Physical harm may also be caused when a parent or carer fabricates the symptoms of, or deliberately induces, illness in a child. Impact of Physical Abuse on a child: Physical abuse can lead directly to neurological damage, physical injuries, disability or, at the extreme, death; Harm may be caused to children both by the abuse itself and by the abuse taking place in a wider family or institutional context of conflict and aggression, including inappropriate or inexpert use of physical restraint; Physical abuse has been linked to aggressive behaviour in children, emotional and behavioural problems and educational difficulties; Physical abuse of children often coexists with domestic violence. Physical Features that should prompt you to suspect maltreatment:
Impact of Neglect on the Child Severe neglect young children has adverse effects on children’s ability to form attachments and is associated with major impairment of growth and intellectual development; Persistent neglect can lead to serious impairment of health and development and long term difficulties with social functioning, relationships and educational progress; Neglected children may experience low self-esteem, feelings of being unloved and isolated; Neglect can result in extreme in death. The impact of neglect varies depending on how long the has been neglected, the child’s age and the multiplicity of neglectful behaviours. (Daniel, Taylor & Scott (2009) ‘Noticing and helping the neglected child’. 5. Physical Abuse Physical Abuse may involve hitting, shaking, throwing, poisoning, burning or scalding, drowning, suffocating, or otherwise causing physical harm to a child. Physical harm may also be caused when a parent or carer fabricates the symptoms of, or deliberately induces, illness in a child. Impact of Physical Abuse on a child: Physical abuse can lead directly to neurological damage, physical injuries, disability or, at the extreme, death; Harm may be caused to children both by the abuse itself and by the abuse taking place in a wider family or institutional context of conflict and aggression, including inappropriate or inexpert use of physical restraint; Physical abuse has been linked to aggressive behaviour in children, emotional and behavioural problems and educational difficulties; Physical abuse of children often coexists with domestic violence. Physical Features that should prompt you to suspect maltreatment:
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