Child neglect can cause the kid to grow up with emotional or physical harm. According to Pearl Buck,“What is a neglected child? He is a child not planned for, not wanted. Neglect begins, therefore, before he is born”(Buck). Emotional neglect includes calling them names and bestowing them a harsh punishment. For example, some parents place the blame on their children by telling them that they are the reason their mother or father left them. In addition, physical harm influences the kid with leaving them without food for a long time, and leaving them somewhere they don't belong. For instance, if the children are not capable of cooking for themselves, …show more content…
Some kids that have been neglected don't even get to grow up because they die before they can see their future. When they become adults they might not know how to love someone properly because they were never taught to love, or received love from anyone else. For instance, once they have been neglected one time they might feel like they are always going to be unwanted and not do anything at to change. Watts states that,“ We have been taught to neglect, despise, and violate our bodies” (Watts). When they learn that they have been neglected, they will not be able to get that out of their