▁can ▁be ▁helped ▁by ▁having ▁a ▁clear ▁concept ual ization ▁of ▁neglect . ▁Neg lect ▁is ▁a ▁process ▁where by ▁a ▁child ▁experiences ▁development al ▁delay ▁ow ing ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁of ▁not ▁having ▁received ▁sufficient ▁levels ▁of ▁any ▁combination ▁of ▁care , ▁stim ulation ▁or ▁nut r ition , ▁what ▁collect ively ▁can ▁be ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁n urt urance . ▁Given ▁that ▁neglect ▁is ▁a ▁dynamic ▁between ▁the ▁child ' s ▁development ▁and ▁levels ▁of ▁n urt urance , ▁the ▁question ▁in ▁ident ifying ▁neglect , ▁becomes ▁one ▁of ▁where ▁does ▁one ▁start , ▁with ▁the ▁child ' s ▁development ▁or ▁with ▁the ▁levels ▁of ▁n urt urance ? ▁ ▁Development ▁focused ▁methods ▁▁ ▁Some ▁profession als ▁identify ▁neglect ▁by ▁meas uring ▁the ▁development al ▁levels ▁of ▁a ▁child , ▁for ▁if ▁those ▁development al ▁levels ▁are ▁normal , ▁one ▁can , ▁by ▁definition , ▁conclude ▁that ▁a ▁child ▁is ▁not ▁being ▁neglect ed . ▁Are as ▁of ▁development ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁measured ▁include ▁weight , ▁height , ▁stam ina , ▁social ▁and ▁emot ional ▁responses , ▁speech ▁and ▁motor ▁development . ▁All ▁these ▁features ▁go ▁up ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁medical ▁assess ment ▁of ▁whether ▁a ▁child ▁is ▁th riv ing , ▁so ▁that ▁a ▁professional ▁looking ▁to ▁start ▁an ▁assess ment ▁of ▁neglect , ▁might ▁reason ably ▁start ▁with ▁information ▁collected ▁by ▁a ▁doctor . ▁Inf ants ▁are ▁often ▁we ighed ▁and ▁measured ▁when ▁seen ▁by ▁their ▁phys icians ▁for ▁well - b aby ▁check - ups . ▁The ▁phys