| Item type |
Article |
| Subjects |
600 Technology > 640 Home & family management |
| Division/Agency |
LPPKN - National Population and Family Development Board, Malaysia: Deputy Director-General Office |
| Keywords |
Child abuse, Neglect, Emotional neglect |
| Additional Information |
LPPKN is a collaborating expert partners for Positive Parenting. Positive Parenting is a non-profit community education initiative. |
| Abstract |
Abuse and neglect are terms that are often used interchangeably. However, these terms represent two different types of abuse- abuse occurs when a person acts against a child (e.g. physical abuse) while neglect occurs when a person fails to act for a child (e.g. leaving a child at home without care. |
