Sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse and neglect are attributable to a lack of appropriate parental care. When one of these problem is serious enough to adversely affect the progress and enjoyment of a child's life it is defined as what?

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Significant harm is the main component that justifies intervention in the best interest of a child. There are no absolute criteria to rely on when judging the extent. A single violent episode may constitute significant harm, but usually it is the accumulation of events that leads to damage in a child's development.

Sexual Abuse, Physical Abuse, Emotional Abuse and Neglect Are Attributable