Love your child and provide their basic needs as lack of them may affect social behavior of your child. It was proved by the researchers of Patricia Logan-Greene from University at Buffalo in New York. The study is forthcoming in the journal Child Abuse & Neglect. For the study, the researchers tracked not only neglect, but physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and exposure to violence. As neglecting includes many different aspects, in this study researchers examined failure to provide for a child’s basic needs and lack of adequate supervision.

Failure to provide, which includes not meeting a child's basic needs for food, shelter and clothing, was the key aspect of neglect that linked to later aggression and delinquency. The study also found that lack of adequate supervision did not link to the same outcomes, even after accounting for the contributions of other forms of maltreatment.

"When you have a neglected child whose basic needs are not being met, they are not getting the socialisation that enables them to grow to be a happy adolescent and adult," said one of the researchers Patricia Logan-Greene from University at Buffalo in New York.

If the child’s basic needs are not provided, it may result in poor hygiene, illness etc. "These children are often rejected and lack the kind of social stimulation that would lead them to have positive, strong, social ties," she pointed out.
The researchers also found that boys are more likely to respond to chronic neglect with aggressive or delinquent behavior than girls. But the reason for that difference was not explained by the researchers.

Experts suggest that, it is parents basic responsibility to satisfy their child with the minimum basic needs. This will inturn show impact on their social behavior.

By Lizitha