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     The Effects Of Child Neglect

1. Introduction

1. Attraction Sentence (2 Marks)

Did you ever realize the effects of child neglect?

      B. General Statements

Refered to Oxford Dictionary (2010), neglect has been defined as the “failure, whether intentional or not, of the person responsible for child’s care to provide and maintain adequate food, clothing, medical care, supervision, or education” (p. 1023). Most of the days, reported in news that child neglected are increases days by days.

There are four types of child neglected, those are poor child is neglected through physical, emotional, educational, and medical.

      C. Thesis Statement

There are several effects of child neglect.

1. Body

1. Topic Sentence (2 Marks)

Firstly, the main effect of child neglect is on child themselves, which is potentially leading to effect on health and physical development.

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Reported from The Star newpaper, shows that neglected children can be at risk for many health and physical problems, including failure to thrive, severe diaper rash and other skin infections, recurrent and persistent minor infections, malnourishment, and impaired brain development.

(Jones, (2003)).

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Besides, the effect on health has been proved that early brain development being affected in ways which influence how a child reacts to stress and other stimulating situations in their early and later life and there are cognitive difficulties such as language delay, poor intellectual ability and inability to concentrate or express feelings.

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moreover, the effects of child neglect in physically are a child being underweight or grossly overweight, having persistent infections, being late in developing abilities such as walking, being tired and listless.

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Next, is the effect of child neglect is in their social life.

1. Supporting Point  (2 Marks)

The main areas of impact on a child will depend on how early the social isolation due to difficulties in forming and keeping friendships, being bullied or being ignored by peers.

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In fact, the neglected child become social exclusion leading to becoming involved with groups of children who display anti-social behaviour or who may bully others.

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A part of that, child also have behaviour difficulties which can make managing the school environment hard and poor school attendance then their attainment in learning process become worse which means the child does not reach their potential in study.(Action for Children (2010)).

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Lastly, metal health and risky behaviour is also the effects of child neglect on themselves.

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Showed that as children grow older, feelings of being unloved and unwanted can lead to running away, antisocial behaviour, self-harm and suicide.

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Moreover, some young people seek out care and affection from other people, which can put them at risk of sexual abuse and exploitation.

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As mentioned above, childhood neglect has also been associated with the emergence of depression, dissociative disorders and memory impairments, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder in later life.