Neglect can come in many forms, it can be seen and observed as well. Children do not have choice where they live or who their parents are, so it is important educators be the voice for students and help provide a healthy environment for the student. The four types of neglect occasional inattention, chronic under stimulation, serve neglect in a family context and
Occasional Inattention
According to Jack Shonkoff (2010)this is when a child who gets regular attention is not knowledge sometime. Shonkoff suggest that this type of neglect is not bad but can actually help with the brain development of a child (Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, 2010). The benefits of occasional intention is children learn to self sooth and explore the environment which build brain development, stated Nathan Fox, who is a child development specialist.
Chronic Under Stimulation
This type of neglect is damaging to children and can have long term negative effects on children brain development. This types of neglect is more frequent. Adults do not interact with the child. The children who experience this type of neglect are usually ignore and parents may use T.V., electronic and other devices to entertain a child. The social development in a child’s life in important and helps develop the social and emotional development.
However, if provide a learning environment which offers high quality education. Children have the chance to change their behavior and develop health social, emotional and cognitive skills early enough to make change in their life.
Serve Neglect in a Family Context
This type of neglect can be categorized as more visible. Children in this category will be encountered with being ignored, not feed enough, poor hygiene and not having the basic needs that help them to develop. According to Brenda Jones-Harden(2010), states that neglect in the US is a huge problem because of the harmfully effects. Neglect is a common type of harm that children which effects the brain development of a child. During this stage educators, have to seek out more help for the child and create more strategic strategies to implement to help the children that has suffered this type of neglect.
Serve Neglect in an Institutional Setting (SNIS)
SNIS is a type of neglect that effect children in group home care, orphanages, transitional care or ware house types of living arrangements. Linda Mayes (2010) one of the speaker’s share that these types of home for children are more frequent then what people think. Dr. Philip Fisher (2010) explains this types of care is the worst of the types of neglect, although they may be cared for, because they different people caring for them, which alters the child development. Children need to have consistently and they need to know they are loved and are going to be cared for.
Reflection
Neglect is a hard topic for anyone to speak about especially when it comes to children. This podcast was insightful and helpful for me to better understand they types neglect. In the past seven years, my mother open a transition home for women and children and I have worked with her every step of the way. I uploaded a spare of the moment video (at family gathering sorry for the poor video) of my mother to talk about one of her residence who had a child that experience serve neglect in a family context and serve neglect in an institutional setting. After many years of this treatment he was placed back with his mother and shared his fear of hunger and his siblings suffering hunger.
Reference
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. (2010). Global children's initiative.
Tracy,
ReplyDeleteNeglect is definitely a hard topic for people to discuss, but if it is not done, we cannot help young children who are neglected. Your references are amazing, and reading the facts about children who are simply ignored experiencing harm in their brain development is astounding. Your mom sounds like an awesome woman, by the way. Thank you for providing us with this information.
Logan