t (chap. 1).
             Parents are responsible for taking care of their children by meeting their child's needs, physically, emotionally and by providing adequate education. Failing to do these things constitutes neglect. Child neglect is typically defined as "omissions in care resulting in significant harm or the risk of significant harm to children" (Dubowitz & DePanfilis, p. 10).
             Neglecting a child physically may involve not supplying necessary clothing for the child, for example, not having warm enough cloths and shoes in the winter, therefore in danger of the cold weather. Another aspect of physical neglect may be not providing an adequate amount of food or food that meets the nutritional needs of a child. This form of neglect may result in poor growth or failure to thrive (Dubowitz & DePanfilis, p. 11). Another form of neglect is neglect in the area of education. By failing to enroll their child in school or if there is excessive absenteeism, parents display educational neglect (p. 12). And perhaps the most serious form of neglect is emotional neglect. Inadequate nurture, love, affection, and support are examples of emotional neglect. Children need to know that they are loved, accepted, and cared for (p. 13). Not having emotional needs met may lead to low self-esteem and/or depression.
             As far back as 1548, there are examples of child neglect. Mary, Queen of Scots was sent away at the age of five to live with her future husband's family (DeHahn, p. 24). Although she was adequately fed, clothed, and educated, she did not receive the kind of nurturing that modern science recommends for the development of a happy, healthy child (p. 25). She had no choice but to lie a life of loneliness in an unfamiliar place at a young age.
             A third kind of child abuse is that of child sexual abuse. Sexual abuse of children is something that most likely has always been a part of our society. It has alway
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