The domains explored in this qualitative study help provide a wider, general understanding of the children’s broad ideas and assumptions about neglect of children. The researcher follows an interview guide consisting of specific questions addressing the domains to be explored, with probing questions used where appropriate to explore responses in more depth. Many qualitative studies use Ice-breaker activities to help children enter the theme of the study more easily (Harris, Doyle and Greene, 2011). Asking the children to draw a picture or write down the members of their family and taking time to interpret the result would ease them into the study.
This study is designed to explore children’s broad ideas and assumptions about neglect of children. The study is not designed for use with children who have directly experienced neglect. Early studies found that neglect is associated with the lowest academic achievement levels, lower than those of abused children (Eckenrode et al., 1993; Wodarski et al., 1990 as cited in Hildyard & Wolfe, 2002). Using this information, the selection of children can be based on their academic achievements, that is, only children with high academic achievements should be proposed as participants as they are less likely to be neglected. Also, the school should provide any information in regard to those referred to any kind of counseling or special needs treatment so that those children can be dropped from the sample. The children included in the study should have between 9 and 11 years old and come from a variety of backgrounds in terms of family structure and socio-economic status.
A recent large scale qualitative longitudinal study had taken place in Ireland (Harris et al., 2011). 9 year olds were asked...
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...the interviewer should consider individual differences and cultural influences on children’s behavior (Punch, 2002 as cited in Gibson, 2012). As people become increasingly aware about child neglect and its damaging effect the responsibility to develop effective treatment and prevention programs grows. In order to develop such programs more meta-analyses and longitudinal studies are needed. David Finkelhor (ISPCAN, 2013) agrees that meta-analyses are hard to develop because of the range of different definitions of child abuse and neglect. Furthermore, it is impossible to study any regional differences in potential meta-analyses as long as contextual factors (e.g. culture, religion) have not been taken into consideration seriously. Finally, he believes that creating proper guidelines and standard definitions would increase the comparability of research (ISPCAN, 2013).
McCoy, M. L., & Keen, S. M., (2009). Child abuse and neglect. New York: Psychology Press.
Child abuse is the intentional omission of care by a parent or guardian that can cause a
In conclusion, Child abuse and neglect is more common in children’s lives today. A child may be harmed and be right in front of us and we do not even know it. We have to watch out for the signs and symptoms to try and help a child out. We may not even realize it till it is too late. The effect can appear in all aspects of life, rather it being psychological or behavioral. These effects can range from anything such as minor physical injury, not getting along with others, or become aggressive and affect them later on in life.
In my experience working in a mandated Aboriginal child protection agency, there were many instances of child neglect that were associated with poverty. As reported by Swift (2011), Aboriginal children disproportionately make up the child welfare system in proportion to their percentage of population. Accordingly, most of the cases that I saw were child neglect cases and directly related to poverty. There are many systemic factors that contributed to oppression and poverty in the community I worked, including the lasting impacts of residential school. Moreover, housing on reserve was limited and overcrowded and to move off reserve was expensive, in addition to the impact of being further away from one’s community and support system. Child
Views on childhood have and still continue to change (Waller, 2009). The contemporary view that children are empty vessels (Skinner, 1974) is being disregarded as children are no longer perceived as passive recipients in an adult world (O’Kane, 2008...
Child abuse and neglect are “social” issues that were addressed by the author. While children are in foster care, they may become victims of maltreatment: child neglect, child emotional, physical and sexual abuse. The terms neglect refers to when parents fail to provide a child’s basic needs and provide satisfactory level of care (Downs, Moore and McFadden, 2009). An example of a child being neglected is when parents or c...
Neglect affects a child’s “cognitive, and language development in addition it can lead to academic delays, problems with their peers, it can lead to mental health problems and aggression or other behavioral problems,” (futureiofchildren.org). A child in an unhealthy family system may experience a lack in nutrient, a lack of supervision which can lead to emotional, behavioral, and social delays. This is also known as “failure to thrive,” (futureofchildren.org). When a family system fails, children have trouble attaching to the caregiver this can cause emotional distress, insecurities and trust issues. (futureofchildren.org) Poor family systems, and children’s inability to development in all areas of growth is linked by poor
Child maltreatment can affect any child, usually aged 0-18, and it occurs across socioeconomic, religious, ethnic or even educational backgrounds. Arguably, child abuse and neglect is a violation of basic human rights of a child resulting from social, familial, psychological and economic factors (Kiran, 2011). Familial factors include lack of support, poverty, single parenthood, and domestic violence among others, (McCoy and Keen, 2009). The common types of child maltreatment include physical abuse, emotional maltreatment, neglect, and sexual abuse among others. Abuse and neglect can lead to a variety of impacts on children and young people such as physical, behavioral as well as psychological consequences which will affect the development and growth of the child either positively or negatively based on the environment and agency. More so, emotional, cognitive and physical developmental impacts from child neglect in the early stages of childhood can be carried on into adulthood. Research findings reveal that the experience of maltreatment can cause major long-term consequences on all aspects of a child’s health, growth as well as intellectual development and mental wellbeing, and these effects can impair their functioning as adults. Commonly, the act of abuse/ or neglect toward a child affects the child’s physical, behavioral development and growth, which can be positive or negative, depending on the child’s environment and agency. Another way to understand how the act has affected the child is to look at the child for who they are, and interviewing and observing their behaviors of their everyday life.
Society’s view of childhood has changed drastically over the course of our history. As society grows and evolves, we have moved on from seeing children as a burden on society as a whole, from commodities and miniature adults, to needing to be protected. This is a Westernised view of children however, and ethnic and societal backgrounds must always be considered when interacting and raising children from other cultures, as their views on childhood often differ greatly from our own. The following images will show some differences in our views on the image of childhood, their impacts on relationships and why it is important to take these differences into consideration. Child as the Innocent
One of the main focuses on research on neglect is the emphasis on mothers rather than fathers. Neglect is frequently interpreted ad a failure in mothering (Swift, 1995). In more recent years there has been a push towards recognizing the important roles fathers play in the development and well being of their children (Flouri and Buchanan, 2003). Among the variables that have been studied as risk factors for child neglect are demographic characteristics, parenting behaviour (as measured through self-report questionnaires and behavioural observations), parenting attitudes (including attributions and expectations for child's behaviour), and certain personality variables (such as anger, confidence, self-esteem, and impulse control).
Childhood is a precious and unique time is every person’s life. During this time of life, displeasure and despondency are rare emotions, because life is straightforward. Days are spent exerting every ounce of energy running wild at the local park and passing out from exhaustion afterwards. Children’s biggest worries revolve around getting the neat toy they saw on television and whether or not they will be allowed a scoop of ice cream after supper. Being a child is extraordinary, because each day is a new learning experience and perfection is never expected. However, parents seem to need an explanation as to why their children are not perfect. Why can my child not sit still during church? Why is my child acting out in school? The simple, yet
We often ask the question how does neglect occur? Why does it happen? The most prompting answer to these questions is that most parents who were neglected as a child repeat this cycle in neglecting ones own child. Many parents of CEN children had parenting styles of a self-center viewed (Lutma & Farmer, 2013). For example, parents expected their children to fulfill their needs, rather than the other way around. This self-center viewed by parents had crucial factors for children getting the proper stimulation and protection. In addition, parents provided the basic psychological care (i.e., clothing’s, food, shelter) however, was not able to be responsive to their children emotional needs because they did not receive it from their parents (Lutma & Farmer, 2013). Therefore, CEN parents struggled to recognize their children emotions because of the struggle that they been through growing u...
Failure to provide a child with basic necessary needs is known as neglect. Neglect has become the most common form of child abuse, and its effects have been recognized as the most detrimental to a child’s development. According to Zorika Petic Henderson’s article “Maltreated Children Fail in School”, Childr...
Neglect is a type of maltreatment that refers to the failure by the caregiver to provide needed, age-appropriate care although financially able to do so or offered financial or other means to do so. Neglect is an ongoing pattern of lacking care and is normally observed by close people in close contact with the child. Usually physicians, nurses, day care-sitter, relatives and neighbors are normally the ones to suspect and report infants, toddlers, and preschool age children. Once a child is in school , the school personnel often notices symptoms of child neglect.Children of teenage mothers suffer a higher rate of neglect and face a difficult future. An awareness campaign aimed at expectant teen moms will reduce the bad effects of neglect.