Neglect in the Nation The neglect of children is a serious problem in California as well as in the nation and we the people, should not embrace what is happening in this state. Based on the information I have acquired; I will show that neglect, though not physical, can seriously damage a child's well-being. When a child is neglected there is often a irrational motive on the parent(s) part. People may not think there …showed first 75 words of 724 total…

…showed last 75 words of 724 total…FROM ABUSE AND NEGLECT". THE FUTURE OF CHILDREN JOURNAL. VOLUME 8, NUMBER 1 -(SPRING 1998) . ONLINE. AOL. 23 May. 2000. Available: http://www.futureofchildren.org "Physical Neglect". WHAT IS CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT?. N.F.A.N.C. P.O. Box 608134 Chicago, Illinois 60660. (1992). Online. AOL. 23 May. 2000. Available: Http://www.gangfreekids.org/childAbuse.html "NUMBER OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT REPORTS NATIONWIDE". Definition of Child Abuse & Neglect. (February 28, 2000). Online. AOL. 23 May 2000. Available: Http://www.sickkids.on.ca/scan/AbuseDef.asp.