No, he's not saying that at all. Neglect is unintentional. Abuse is usually intentional. Everyone neglects their children at some point. Plus, parenting was way different in the 50's, 60's, 70's, etc. Everything was different. What was considered normal and okay back then, is looked at differently now.

@@kimdavies5827 Neglect is not unintentional at all. We should take responsibility for our actions. Neglect is actually abuse too...

@Nabil C. Dr. Jonice Webb has been a practising psychologist for over 20 years. Her explanation of CEN (Childhood Emotional Neglect) is a parent's failure to respond enough to a child's emotions. Abuse is an action, neglect is a lack of action. I have had periods of depression for all of my adult life. I am over 50. I have neglected my children many times. Do you think I woke up one morning and thought "I know, today I will neglect my children." Not until I started therapy did I even know I had been neglectful. Example: a little boy falls over and scrapes his knee. He runs to Dad crying and upset. Dad looks at the scrape and says "stop crying, you're okay" (in a kind or harsh voice) that's a version of neglect. The Dad in this scenario doesn't intend to neglect his child in that moment.

@@Kim-kw7fo That is a lame excuse for neglecting your children. You are responsible for them. Neglect is abuse, whether it is a lack of action or an action, doesn't matter. Neglect is written in the ACE to be a form of abuse. I don't care about anyone's excuse for neglecting their child. The child has a right over you, and you should at all times respect that. You are using the same logic parents use for physically beating their children. They say: "we did not mean to abuse them by beating them. We did it for them to be disciplined." And, that is an invalid excuse for their beating, even if they meant good. Intending not to abuse is never a valid excuse for abuse.. It is sad that you think that way.

​@@nabilc1667 agree 💔