Your negligence may impact kid’s social behavior!

Parents who constantly neglect their children contribute to poor social skills, which in turn make them aggressive in puberty. It was proved by two researchers from Patricia Logan-Greene from University at Buffalo in New York. The study is forthcoming in the journal Child Abuse & Neglect.

To prove this the researchers have tracked two basic aspects negligence, one is failure to provide for a child’s basic needs and the other is lack of adequate supervision.

Failure to provide, which includes not meeting a child's basic needs for food, shelter and clothing, was the key aspect of neglect that linked to later aggression and delinquency. The study also found that lack of adequate supervision did not link to the same outcomes, even after accounting for the contributions of other forms of maltreatment.

"When you have a neglected child whose basic needs are not being met, they are not getting the socialisation that enables them to grow to be a happy adolescent and adult," said one of the researchers Patricia Logan-Greene from University at Buffalo in New York. If the child’s basic needs are not provided, it may result in poor hygiene, illness etc. "These children are often rejected and lack the kind of social stimulation that would lead them to have positive, strong, social ties," she added.

As your love and caring towards your child is linked to their social behavior, monitor your child and satisfy him with basic needs.

By Lizitha