▁drug ▁ab use ▁problems ▁and ▁educational ▁failure ▁when ▁they ▁grow ▁up . ▁ ▁Types ▁There ▁are ▁various ▁types ▁of ▁child ▁neglect . ▁▁▁ ▁Phys ical ▁neglect ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁failure ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁child ▁with ▁basic ▁necess ities ▁of ▁life ▁such ▁as ▁food ▁and ▁cl othing . ▁ ▁Medical ▁neglect ▁is ▁a ▁failure ▁of ▁care g ivers ▁to ▁meet ▁a ▁child ' s ▁basic ▁health ▁care ▁needs . ▁Example : ▁not ▁br ushing ▁teeth ▁on ▁a ▁daily ▁basis , ▁bath ing ▁a ▁child ▁and ▁or ▁taking ▁children ▁to ▁doctor ▁vis its ▁when ▁needed . ▁ ▁Em ot ional ▁neglect ▁is ▁failing ▁to ▁provide ▁emot ional ▁support ▁such ▁as ▁emot ional ▁security ▁and ▁encourag ement . ▁ ▁Edu c ational / development al ▁neglect ▁is ▁the ▁failure ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁child ▁with ▁experiences ▁for ▁necessary ▁growth ▁and ▁development , ▁such ▁as ▁not ▁sending ▁a ▁child ▁to ▁school ▁or ▁giving ▁them ▁an ▁education . ▁( Bar nett ▁et ▁al ., ▁p .   9 0 ) ▁ ▁Depending ▁on ▁the ▁laws ▁and ▁child ▁protect ive ▁policies ▁in ▁one ' s ▁area , ▁leaving ▁a ▁young ▁child ▁un super vised ▁may ▁be ▁considered ▁neglect , ▁especially ▁if ▁doing ▁so ▁places ▁the ▁child ▁in ▁danger . ▁ ▁Child ▁neglect ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁described ▁by ▁degrees ▁of ▁sever ity ▁and ▁the ▁responses ▁considered ▁war r anted ▁by ▁communities ▁and ▁government ▁ag encies . ▁ ▁M ild ▁neglect ▁is ▁the ▁least ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁perce ived ▁as ▁neglect ▁by ▁the ▁child , ▁but ▁ra ises ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁harm