parental neglect
collocation in Englishmeaningsofparentalandneglect
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parental
adjective
uk/pəˈren.təl/us/pəˈren.t̬əl/
relating to parents or to being ...
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neglect
noun[U]
uk/nɪˈɡlekt/us/nɪˈɡlekt/
a situation in which you do not give enough care or attention to someone or something, or the state of not receiving enough care ...
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(Definition ofparentalandneglectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Parentalneglectduring childhood and increased risk of obesity in young adulthood.
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The family process for these boys presented a picture ofparentalneglector indifference, rather than of the coercive discipline and strong parental rejection of the high conduct-problem boys.
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More severe forms ofparentalneglectare associated with higher ratings of internalizing behavior problems, higher reports of traumatic stress and depressive symptomatology, and lower self-esteem.
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In other words, the legacy ofparentalneglectcontinues to blight male lives throughout their twenties and beyond.
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Let us discuss in the abstractparentalneglectand all the rest of it.
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Parentalneglectof this kind is not fair on the children or on the people who become victims of the children who turn to crime.
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The social causes ofparentalneglectare a matter for the local authority social services committees.
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Many grow up quickly and must care for their brothers and sisters in the face ofparentalneglectdue to drinking.
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There are 5,000 children each year who are victims of cruelty; there are 1,000 who are seriously injured among those 5,000, and there are 100 who died fromparentalneglect.
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It would make it possible to require the attendance at an attendance centre of a child requiring care and control who is the innocent victim ofparentalneglect.
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In other cases it may be more deeply-rooted, perhaps a sense of insecurity bred byparentalneglector inadequacy, or a sense of failure derived from backwardness at school.
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So this is not a question ofparentalneglect, delinquency or any of that group of causes which can lead to children being taken into care.
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Approximately 50% of the cases involved violence, and 40% were cases ofparentalneglect.
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