▁reflect ▁the ▁social ▁attitude ▁that ▁moth ers ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁meeting ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁their ▁children . ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁lat ent ▁issues ▁for ▁child ▁development ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁culture ▁and ▁political ▁economy ▁that ▁are ▁associated ▁with ▁pat ernal ▁neglect ▁have ▁received ▁more ▁attention , ▁however . ▁Neg lect ing ▁parents ▁interact ▁less ▁with ▁their ▁children , ▁eng age ▁in ▁less ▁ver bal ▁instruction ▁and ▁play ▁behavior , ▁show ▁less ▁affection ▁and ▁are ▁involved ▁in ▁more ▁negative ▁interactions ▁with ▁their ▁children , ▁for ▁example ▁ver bal ▁ag gression . ▁O ften ▁parents ▁who ▁neglect ▁their ▁children ▁are ▁single ▁parents ▁or ▁disabled ▁moth ers ▁who ▁already ▁have ▁to ▁care ▁for ▁themselves , ▁and ▁therefore ▁the ▁child ▁is ▁an ▁additional ▁stress . ▁This ▁additional ▁stress ▁is ▁often ▁neglect ed . ▁Family ▁size ▁can ▁contribute ▁to ▁child ▁neglect . ▁If ▁a ▁family ▁has ▁several ▁children , ▁they ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁give ▁all ▁the ▁children ▁all ▁the ▁basic ▁necess ities ▁needed ▁to ▁surv ive ▁and ▁th rive . ▁Unfortunately , ▁if ▁the ▁family ▁cannot ▁provide ▁for ▁all ▁their ▁children , ▁children ▁can ▁suffer ▁neglect . ▁Family ▁history ▁can ▁play ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁parents ’ ▁neglect ful ▁behavior . ▁If ▁parents ▁were ▁neglect ed ▁as ▁children ▁meaning ▁they ▁learned ▁neglect ful ▁behavior ▁from ▁their ▁own ▁parents , ▁they ▁often ▁internal ize ▁and ▁believe ▁those ▁behav iors ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁" norm ", ▁which ▁results ▁in ▁neglect ing ▁their ▁own ▁children ▁( Bar nett ▁et ▁al ., ▁p .   9 2 ). ▁In ▁one ▁study