The Consequences of Childhood Neglect-Induced Violence

The purpose of this research is to analyze the elements that prevent psychic development exerted by violence, neglect and affective absence by parents, presented in a case in the form of a clinical vignette. There are unnoticeable levels of violence present in the family structure that profoundly affect a child's psyche, such as abuse brought on by carelessness, a persistent pattern of silent behavior that ends up annulling the child's subjectivity and leaving the caregiver completely helpless, hopeless, and without resources to find ways to enable the infant to express their affections. Difficulties are observed in the child's connection with others and insertion into their social context. Negligence is not the physical absence of the person who provides parental care, but rather an emotional absence, a form of violence in which the newborn is deprived of protection, support, care, and attention. They are vulnerable and lack psychological resources. It is fairly normal nowadays for parents to not have time to attend to their children's fundamental needs; they have other priorities, therefore negligence is not a sort of violence that is easily detected. In clinical practice, it has been noticed that children nowadays struggle to be acknowledged as persons, as subjects with sufferings, desires, dreams, and wishes.