Child Neglect

Question: Child Neglect? My x-wife just moved 16 hours away from me with my 2 sons who are 8 & 10. My son calls me the other day and tell me that his mom leave's him and his brother at the house by them selves from 1pm till 6pm everyday after school and he hates it....can this be any form of child neglect? And is there something I can do? Also they have been missing school latley they say so could that also be child neglect? Signed Lost Father

Answer: Children that young should never be left alone. I always ask what are the circumstances. Are you paying child support? Is the mom leaving them because she has to work? The ultimate concern should be for the children. If she's leaving them alone because you're not supporting them; then you are the culprit. If that's not the case then call the authorities and get a lawyer.

Question: Child neglect? Would having a 1 year old out in 30 degree weather in only a long-sleeved cotton shirt, pants, and a pair of socks be considered neglect since the child did not have on a jacket, hat, mittens, or shoes? The child has repeatedly been sick with colds and an ear infection. Would a court of law consider that neglect? The family has the items for the child but chooses not to put them on the child, however, the child usually is not outside longer than about 5 minutes or so.

Answer: I think so, Especially if the child gets sick. I'll bet the parent has a coat on when they go out. I'd call the Department of Family Services and report them anonomously. If it's not neglect, nothing will happen. If it is, well, you've just saved a child from more neglect.

Question: child neglect? in the state of indiana is it considered neglect if the custodial parent has not had their child in their physical custody for over six months. she has also not tried to contact the child in 3 months. However she has continued do receive state benefits for the child. anyone have any advice as to if it would be considered neglect or abandonement on her part

Answer: I don't believe that it is neglect, but it is abandonment. Social services should be contacted.

Question: How old is the typical victim of child neglect? How can you tell if a teen is being sexually abused? Okay, so i'm doing a project for my child developement class.First to answer all these questions gets best answer. How old is the typical victim of child neglect? How can I tell if a teen is being sexually abused?

Answer: Any age! The child can be not even a year and can be sexually harassed or can be all throughout their childhood and adolescence- even into adulthood. Typically the child is targeted at a very young age, when they are unaware that what is happening to them is wrong and can't fight back. You can't automatically target someone. It's one of those things where it "takes one to know one." They may have problems socializing, don't like being touched by the opposite sex, get very defensive when it comes to the a title of a person (i.e. a father figure, mother figure, cousin, etc. where they have the constant fear applied to that status). Or they may be very promiscuous to as a security blanket to make them feel wanted, and "normal." Sorry if this is vague- but if you message me, I can give you more specific and valuable information for your project. I'd be able to give you much more insight to this common form of abuse. I won't go into more detail though about it in front of the public. So if you want to know more- especially if you want a personal source with credibility for your project then get in touch with me. Hope the information I gave you is a good base to start from.

Question: How many people would recognise child neglect if they came across it? Child neglect is an acts of omission in which a care giver fails to provide a child's basic needs. The CDC which classifies child neglect as a type of child maltreatment defines it as the failure to provide for a child’s basic physical, emotional, or educational needs or to protect a child from harm or potential harm. Like acts of commission, harm to a child may or may not be the intended consequence. The following are types of child neglect: Failure to provide Physical neglect Emotional neglect Medical/dental neglect Educational neglect Failure to supervise Inadequate supervision Exposure to violent environments Did you know all of these were classed as neglect? CDC is unique in studying child maltreatment in relationship with other forms of violence: youth violence, suicide, intimate partner violence, and sexual assault.Yes it is American. Sorry i posted this in the UK. Jess,sorry to hear that.But your 2 year old must be tall to reach a door handle..Although,mine once got stuck in a cat flap.He was 19 at the time though and trying to get back IN the house drunk.

Answer: It breaks my heart to think children are being neglected.

Question: Does anyone know how child neglect can lead to lung failure in a three year old? Does anyone know how child neglect can lead to lung failure in a three year old? im cut off from my daughter. and all i know is shes in the hospital with lung failure and the mother is charged with child neglect. shes three years old and being kept alive by machines. i cant find anything out and i was wondering if anyone knew what might be caused from child neglect that would result in lung failure.

Answer: Perhaps pneumonia from being left in a cold/damp place? Perhaps something happening that something fell on her chest? Some kind of suffocation? Please let us know how it goes... That is very disturbing.

Question: McCanns: do you support child neglect if the perpetrators are British in a foreign land ? Do you support child neglect if carried out by parents who are British if they committed the crime in a foreign land - does patriotism come before universal justice ? Then why on earth do you continue to support the serial child neglecting McCanns ? CAT - sadly for the spiteful McFanns 1) I have got a job, 2) I have got children, and 3) have a partner also... but alas the McFanns continue to believe their own bile.

Answer: i can't understand why people support these two?. I wonder if they would have had so much support if this had happened at home.....makes you think DID this happen at home but they never got caught because they were "lucky" enough that nothing happened. I have read of people leaving kids themselves while they went out and the papers have slated them since day one.... the question here is...........Why are the McCanns so special????? Lady Garden......what school did you go to my dear?...your intelligent vocabulary is first class! lady garden again...thank you for your wonderful e mail you just sent me....again full of interesting words....um ...two acutally.....arrogant cow...sounds like one other person who sent me one like that....Kamran!!! Hmmmmm!! mrs clooney....what??....speak english unless you are too scared or it is too rude to print. im not going to the bother of getting it interpretated online. you are obviously one of the ones giving me all the thumbs down....honestly you really ought to grow up.........like a bunch of thumbs down is going to worry me, or getting my questions deleted. pleeeeeeese get a life for your own sanity

Question: what is the age for teenagers to date before it is considered child neglect? my daughter is too young to date in my thinking....but she wants to hang out in our home with a boy who is older but her father(we are seperated)has threatened to get me for child neglect or whatever he can if i allow it.

Answer: 12 years is a good age, i remember when i was in school kids were "dating" (if you want to call it that haha) in the 6th grade. how much older is the boy she wants to hang out with, how old is she? if its a huge difference i dont think he can get you for child neglection ESPEICALLY if you are with them and watching them. i mean its not against the law for a teenage girl to have an interest in boy or even for them to have guy friends. I'm pretty sure he cant get you for anything until things start to get sexual and then thats a totally different story but as for hanging out it can not be against the law for you to get into any legal trouble. (this is all an opinion i'm no lawyer nor do i have a degree in law) Hope this helps Oh and dont forget when kids want something they will find a way to do it behind your back, so if shes dead set on dating and hanging out with this boy its better to KNOW whats going on then to push her away and force her to do things behind your back, you want her to be able to come to you and talk to you about stuff especially since shes now interested in boys.

Question: Can a parent be charged with neglect if their religion doesn't believe in medicine and their child gets sick? Say a parent doesn't believe in medical intervention because of their religion (such as Christian Scientist, etc), and their child gets sick with something preventable. Would this parent be charged with child neglect anyway?

Answer: YES!!!! And they defintely should and are! http://jonathanturley.org/2008/03/30/fai…

Question: What is the statue of limitation on a child neglect charge in california? I was charged with child neglect due to my brother committing a crime and living with me. The cops said that because of the nature of the crime my brother committed, I failed to protect my children.I had no idea the crime was even committed until a detective came to my house looking for my brother. Ive been fighting my case for almost two years now. Can anyone tell me what the statue of limitation on this charge is please???

Answer: If a criminal charge has been filed against you (and it sounds like it has) then the statute of limitations has been satisfied. The statute of limitations puts a time limit on when charges can be filed, not on how long it takes to resolve them. What the statute of limitations would have been depends upon what kind of violation it is (there are many different forms of "child neglect"). If the charge is, or could be, filed as a felony, the SOL is usually 3 years. If the charges can only be a misdemeanor, the SOL is 1 year.

Question: is it child neglect for a mother to not buy her child eyeglasses? i know a mother who hasnt bought her child eyeglasses in about 6-7 months. the worse thing is, she is having her child wear HER glasses, which are not the childs prescription, obviously. the other child also needs glasses and has none. is this child neglect? money is not a factor in this case. she recieves child support and her ex husband provides vision insurance on the children. but she still doesnt take them.

Answer: yes it's neglect - possibly not in it's worst manifestation, but it's neglect all the same. everyone's eyes are different - by making her kids wear her glasses, she'll be damaging their eyes. if you wear the wrong prescription, you'll experience headaches. could feel dizzy, and your eyes will hurt from straining to focus through lenses which might be too strong or too weak. Also lenses are shaped so that the focal point through which you look is in the centre of the lens. Due to the difference of proportions in an adult and a child, even if her child is an identical prescription, by the fact that their face is smaller, they will not be looking through the focal point, but through the edges of the lens. I do also wonder how the mother copes with day to day tasks, as surely she can't see properly when her children are wearing her glasses......

Question: Will a pregnant women in Florida be charged with child neglect if she drinks while pregnant? I have a pregnant friend in Florida, her b/f is on probation for a DUI, she got pulled over the other day and her b/f got charged with open container and is currently in jail for a probation violation. My pregnant friend wants to tell the judge that it was her open container so that her b/f won't get charged with the PV. Can she be charged with child neglect for that?

Answer: Your pregnant friend is an idiot if she is so willing to take the blame for her boyfriend's mistake. She might not be charged with child neglect NOW, but once the baby is born if she makes a single mistake she will have that idiotic charge in her records and could be used against her. She is pregnant, her main concern needs to be herself and her unborn baby, not protecting her boyfriend who won't even obey the terms of his parole.

Question: Who agrees that this is a sign of child neglect? My cousin is due to have her first child in one month and she hasn't even bought one single item for the baby! I think that is absurd and shows a sign of neglect. What if she went into premature labor? What the hell would she even dress the kid in? How would she get the baby home without a car seat? I am really concerned about what type of mommy she will be... she doesn't seem like she is too happy to become a mommy at all!

Answer: I think it is neglect that the mother hasn't bought anything for the baby. Yes can go into preterm labor and if she doesn't have a car seat to take the baby home then they will not let her take the baby home. Does she think that her parents or other family and maybe friends is going to get every thing she needs for the baby? It might even be possible that she is going to give the baby up for adoption since you said that she doesn't happy to be a mommy. YOu might even need to sit down and talk to her to see what is going on and why she hasn't bought anything for the baby.

Question: Do you feel Non-Paying Parents of Child Support should be prosecuted for child neglect? Child neglect is a form of child abuse and prosecuted in a court of law as abuse with parents and other individuals responsible for neglecting the child. Why do Non-paying parents get a slap on the wrist. The biggest form of child neglect I feel is not paying child support for your child. All other forms of neglect stem from this form of neglect such as, hunger, health(mediacal costs) clothing, education along with many more. Not paying child support intentionally is a criminal act. It is a crime against childern. A form of child abuse, child neglect and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent.

Answer: I think charging non-paying parents of child support with neglect is an outstanding idea. Child abandonment, child endangerment, child abuse, child neglect all apply. You are on to something, and I love it. I can tell you why it isn't happening already, and that's because if we make not paying child support a crime there wouldn't be enough jail cells to hold all the deadbeat parents, and we need the space for violent offenders. I don't think our society places enough value on children, so I am all for building jails for neglectful parents. Or we could take the offending parents to the Humane Society. The Humane Society loves strays, and they don't mind fleas and other parasites.

Question: is the criteria for child neglect in the military more strict than cps itself? a friend of mine has an open CPS case for child neglect. her husband is in the army and they opened a case there too but soon closed it saying it didnt meet their standards of child neglect, yet the cps case workers wont close the case. is the military's policy on this stricter than theres?

Answer: Yes the military is alot more strict on cases such as these just because they have so many ways to punish you. Besides jail time they can take your rank, meaning less money you make per month, can give you extra duty which means your working at least 12 hours per day 7 days a week, and can also have your children taken away alot faster than CPS.

Question: Do you know of any horrific cases of child neglect, torture or murder? I am doing research for a project at school, and would like to know of any crime cases that may not have garnered national attention. I am particularly interested in cases of child neglect, abuse, torture, and ultimately murder. The intent here in my project is to show how often this occurs, and how it has become so prevalent that it may have lost its shock value; hence, the reason I am looking for cases that are horrific in nature, yet do not attract national coverage. Thanks for your help!

Answer: UNFORTUNETLY I JUST READ THE PAPER AND IN A TINY LITTLE PARAGRAPH IT READ"AN OHIO WOMEN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR KILLING HER ONE MONTH OLD BABY DAUGHTER IN A MICROWAVE OVEN. CONVICTED OF AGGRAVATED MURDER IN 2005 FOR THE DEATH OF PARIS TALLEY.

Question: Reporting for Child neglect, how could a family be that way? You all know the liar that has been saying I made their sister pregnant. She reported Child neglect, and they claim to physically abuse her if she reports. They don't know she has, but her siblings, who can't be filed for CHILD neglect, threaten to get her if they see the police. I am not worried about her physical saftey, but do you think this could mentally scar her more than she already must be?

Answer: there are just some weird people out there.

Question: what determines if there is 'enough' child neglect for ACS to open an investigation? I've been feeling compelled to call child services in regards to not abuse, but neglect of the welfare of some children that are friends of my family's. I would have to do so as an annonymous reporter, however, i'm not sure if it's enough to gain the attention that it deserves. The children are not always clean, their clothes are rather drabby, and the weight of the youngest one seems to have dropped dramatically in the past few months.. what should i do?

Answer: That weight loss is troubling. I'd put that first in an anonymous letter. The baby may be sick and malnourished and they haven't taken it to the doctor. It could be a serious medical condition. Do it. You could save that child's life.

Question: does anyone know how child neglect can lead to lung failure in a three year old? im cut off from my daughter. and all i know is shes in the hospital with lung failure and the mother is charged with child neglect. shes three years old and being kept alive by machines. i cant find anything out and i was wondering if anyone knew what might be caused from child neglect that would result in lung failure.

Answer: the child may have had asthma and was not being treated..or developed pneumonia and did not get medical care, etc.

Question: If a child is left with its father can the mother be said to neglect her child? Say a child is left with her father and grandmother, with a small number of necessities as in diapers, etc. is that child neglect if she's been with them for 2 weeks without a phone call from the mom! Is that considered child neglect.

Answer: Hi Princess, Child neglect is generally seen as omissions in care resulting in significant harm or risk of significant harm and can be defined as failure to provide for the child's basic needs, such as adequate food, clothing, shelter, supervision, or medical care, as well as emotional aspects in which case if the child's father and grandmother can to a large extent provide the basic needs, then it's not neglect. However, if for whatever reason they are unable to provide for the child, and you were aware of this when leaving your child with them, then it could be viewed as such. Hope this helps, thanks, Ke.