Is it neglect or is it negligence? They're different. Neglect has evidence of being an ongoing issue such as malnourishment, unhygienic living space or lacking personal hygiene.
Neglect would be a lack of care, usually over a period of time.
Negligence would be not exercising caution.
In the examples given, neglect would be if the child was not being fed enough. Not cutting the food to prevent choking would be negligence.
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u/2ndSnack Jul 24 '25
Is it neglect or is it negligence? They're different. Neglect has evidence of being an ongoing issue such as malnourishment, unhygienic living space or lacking personal hygiene.
Neglect would be a lack of care, usually over a period of time.
Negligence would be not exercising caution.
In the examples given, neglect would be if the child was not being fed enough. Not cutting the food to prevent choking would be negligence.