- Adults in dire financial circumstances may direct the shame, guilt and perceived failure towards people around them, including children. They can even blame children for their situations and consequently, shun their responsibilities to them.
In this case of child neglect the parent is unstable emotionally. Emotional stress can cause one to behave in a manner such as neglect . Because the parent is emotional this can cause the parent to blame the child for the situations that occur. From devastation the child may tend to feel unloved ,lost or even alone .