▁a ▁child ▁is ▁getting ▁the ▁requ is ite ▁level ▁of ▁n urt urance ▁needs ▁to ▁take ▁into ▁account ▁not ▁just ▁the ▁intensity ▁of ▁the ▁n urt urance , ▁but ▁also , ▁given ▁that ▁the ▁intensity ▁of ▁certain ▁forms ▁of ▁n urt urance ▁can ▁carry ▁across ▁time , ▁the ▁duration ▁and ▁frequency ▁of ▁the ▁n urt urance . ▁It ▁is ▁OK ▁for ▁a ▁child ▁to ▁experience ▁varying ▁and ▁low ▁levels ▁of ▁certain ▁types ▁of ▁n urt urance ▁across ▁a ▁day ▁and ▁from ▁time ▁to ▁time , ▁however , ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁OK ▁if ▁the ▁levels ▁of ▁n urt urance ▁never ▁cross ▁th resh olds ▁of ▁intensity , ▁duration ▁and ▁frequency . ▁For ▁this ▁reason , ▁profession als ▁are ▁mind ed ▁to ▁keep ▁detailed ▁histor ies ▁of ▁care ▁provision , ▁which ▁demonstrate ▁the ▁duration ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁child ▁is ▁exposed ▁to ▁periods ▁of ▁sub normal ▁expos ure ▁to ▁care , ▁stim ulation ▁and ▁nut r ition . ▁ ▁Starting ▁the ▁assess ment ▁by ▁exam ining ▁the ▁n urt urance ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁car er ▁or ▁parent ▁▁ ▁Prof ession als ▁should ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁levels ▁of ▁n urt urance ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁car ers ▁of ▁the ▁child , ▁where ▁neglect ▁is ▁understood ▁as ▁an ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁parents ' ▁behaviour . ▁Some ▁authors ▁feel ▁that ▁establish ing ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁parents ▁and ▁care g ivers ▁to ▁provide ▁care ▁would ▁be ▁sufficient ▁to ▁conclude ▁that ▁neglect ▁was ▁occurr ing . ▁Action ▁for ▁Children ▁state ▁that , ▁" A ▁child ▁experiences ▁neglect ▁when ▁the ▁adult s ▁who