4 habits we learn as emotionally neglected children ⬆️ Childhood emotional neglect is when a parent consistently fails to respond to a child’s emotional needs. Emotional neglect can happen when a parent is unavailable and unresponsive to the child’s feelings. As a child, you have few options to deal with unpleasant events. You cannot physically get up and leave your home if your parents are emotionally abusing or neglecting you. Therefore, the only way for you to navigate and endure such painful