Likewise, it may be difficult for caregivers, such as doctors or teachers, to recognize the subtle signs. Severe cases are easier to detect and may draw the greatest amount of attention. Less severe ones may be overlooked. Understanding the symptoms of emotional neglect in children can be important to getting the child and parents help.
Symptoms of childhood emotional neglect can range from subtle to obvious. Much of the damage from emotional neglect is silent at first. Over time, however, the effects may begin to appear. People who are emotionally neglected as children grow up to be adults who must deal with the consequences. Adults who experienced childhood emotional neglect may also become parents who neglect their children emotionally.
Never having learned the importance of their own emotions, they may not know how to nurture emotions in their children.
Effective treatment and understanding their own experiences of neglect can help people of all ages overcome the effects of emotional neglect in the short-term and prevent future complications as well. These treatment options include:. A psychologist or therapist can help a child learn to cope with their emotions in a healthy way. If a child is used to suppressing their emotions, it may be difficult to recognize and experience emotions in a healthy way.
Likewise, for adults, years of suppressing emotions can lead to difficulties expressing them. Therapists and mental health professionals can help both children and adults learn to identify, accept, and express their emotions in a healthful manner. If a child is being emotionally neglected at home, family therapy can help both the parents and the child. It also demonstrates why effective early interventions are likely to pay significant dividends in better long-term outcomes in educational achievement, lifelong health , and successful parenting of the next generation.
Chronic neglect is associated with a wider range of damage than active abuse, but it receives less attention in policy and practice. In the U. Science tells us that young children who experience significantly limited caregiver responsiveness may sustain a range of adverse physical and mental health consequences that actually produce more widespread developmental impairments than overt physical abuse.
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