▁look ▁after ▁them ▁fail ▁to ▁meet ▁their ▁needs " ▁clearly ▁defining ▁neglect ▁as ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁parent al ▁performance . ▁This ▁ra ises ▁the ▁question ▁about ▁what ▁level ▁of ▁n urt urance , ▁a ▁car er ▁or ▁parent ▁needs ▁to ▁fall ▁under , ▁to ▁prov oke ▁development al ▁delay , ▁and ▁how ▁one ▁goes ▁about ▁meas uring ▁that ▁accur ately . ▁ ▁The ▁method , ▁which ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁stim ulation ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁car er , ▁can ▁be ▁subject ▁to ▁critique . ▁Neg lect ▁is ▁about ▁the ▁child ' s ▁development ▁being ▁advers ely ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁levels ▁of ▁n urt urance , ▁but ▁the ▁car ers ' ▁provision ▁of ▁n urt urance ▁is ▁not ▁always ▁a ▁good ▁indicator ▁of ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁n urt urance ▁received ▁by ▁the ▁child . ▁Neg lect ▁may ▁be ▁occurr ing ▁at ▁school , ▁outside ▁of ▁parent al ▁care . ▁The ▁child ▁may ▁be ▁receiving ▁n urt urance ▁from ▁sib lings ▁or ▁through ▁a ▁board ing ▁school ▁education , ▁which ▁compens ates ▁for ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁n urt urance ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁parents . ▁ ▁Link ing ▁development ▁to ▁stim ulation ▁ ▁Neg lect ▁is ▁a ▁process ▁where by ▁children ▁experience ▁development al ▁delay ▁ow ing ▁to ▁experien cing ▁ins u fficient ▁levels ▁of ▁n urt urance . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁argued ▁that ▁in ▁principle , ▁this ▁means ▁that ▁when ▁starting ▁an ▁assess ment ▁of ▁neglect ▁by ▁ident ifying ▁development al ▁delay ▁one ▁needs ▁to ▁then ▁check ▁the ▁levels ▁of ▁n urt urance ▁received ▁by