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Hidden Harm And Emotional Neglect
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The harm that changes a child most isn’t always loud or dramatic, it can be the quiet absence that nobody knows how to name. We close the Hidden Harm series by looking at emotional neglect as a hidden safeguarding concern: not what is done to a child, but what isn’t there when it needs to be there. When feelings aren’t consistently recognized, acknowledged, and held, a child can look “fine” on the outside while organizing their entire inner world around what’s missing.
We talk through the role of mirroring and emotional attunement in child development and mental health. When…
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