RT Book, Section
A1 Leventhal, John M.
A1 Asnes, Andrea G.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 6733510
T1 Chapter 35. Child Maltreatment: Neglect to Abuse
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6733510
RD 2024/04/24
AB The  spectrum  of  parental  feelings  and  behaviors  toward  children  can  extend  from  those  that  are  positive  and  nurturing  to  those  that  are  negative,  harmful,  and  culturally  unacceptable.  At  the  negative  extreme  are  behaviors  that  result  in  child  maltreatment,  including  physical  abuse,  neglect,  and  sexual  abuse.  Although  such  negative  behaviors  are  often  viewed  as  deviant  and  separate  from  normal  parenting,  in  fact,  many  “normal”  parents  have  feelings  and  behaviors  that  may  extend  to  those  considered  to  be  maltreatment.  Thus,  a  parent’s  anger  at  the  child  and  use  of  physical  punishment  may  border  on  physical  abuse,  ignoring  the  child  and  providing  inadequate  nurturance  or  supervision  may  border  on  neglect,  and  close  bodily  contact  and  sensual  feelings  toward  the  child  may  border  on  sexual  abuse.