Neglect is the continual lack of appropriate care of the children, including love, safety, nourishment, warmth, education, medical attention and stimulation. It can have a serious impact on the child’s physical, mental and emotional development. For babies and very young children. Which could be a life threatening.
In some cases of neglect the child is actually loved but their parents/cares maybe suffering from an illness, or lack the know how of how to keep a child above the basic requirement.