OPINION: By broadly defining abuse and neglect, CAPTA enabled the creation of a punitive child welfare system that conflated the circumstances of poverty with parental neglect, disproportionally ...

The issue of whether parents whose children are obese should be charged with neglect has fueled debate and generated controversial court cases, but, according to an article published this week in BMJ, ...

I write concerning the recent bill passed by the Colorado Legislature, to provide an additional summer food program for low income kids. This was done during a special session called by the Governor ...

A weedy garden, a broken sidewalk, a crumbling house. A rusty car, deforestation, air pollution. What do these things have in common? They are the result of neglect. Neglect of the earth and neglect ...

It's a high-impact word. So, as you read this, you may already have some feelings: a bit of intrigue, anxiety or anger, or something else entirely. It all depends on your personal experience, which ...

Should children’s parents or should the government shape the beliefs and values of children? Natural law theorists argue that parents have a responsibility, and therefore possess the prima facie ...

A pregnant woman sparked a conversation about emotional neglect after saying she refused to let her estranged parents be involved in her life or meet her child. On Thursday, the 25-year-old said in a ...

The role of parents, beyond that of teachers and government, has been identified as crucial in improving the standard of education in Nigeria. This was the consensus at a press conference held on ...

Supernanny host Jo Frost has warned parents that they could be ‘neglecting’ their children if they’re not supervising their young children while they brush their teeth. Last week, the government ...

MANILA – The House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriations is assessing the funding needed to establish a Department ...