Leela is a single mother of three children who are between the ages of 2 and 7. Nonetheless, when she wanted to go out with her friends one afternoon she locked her kids in the house and said she would be back in time for dinner. She lost track of time, coming home around 9:00. Her children had not eaten, and her youngest child was wearing a badly soiled diaper. This is an example of what type of child abuse?

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Leela's actions of leaving her young children alone for an extended period of time without proper care and neglecting their basic needs such as food and diaper changes constitute neglect, which is a form of child abuse.

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