As he grew older he became a great care; his mother neglected him and he was finally placed in an institution.

The mother at no time neglected the child.

She often means well, and her mother neglects her.

But, he still has problems with women, whom he antagonized by suggesting that mothers with careers inevitably neglected their children.

Either that or it was some peculiar female mating ritual his mother had neglected to tell him about.

When the same children were studied between the ages of four and six, the most serious problems were found in those whose mothers neglected their physical care.

"In a way," she whispered, "the more my mother neglected us for her work, the more love my father showered on me."

His brother died when Barrie was six years old, and their mother - mourning the loss of her favorite child - neglected him for a time afterward.

Quintessa was placed in a foster home because her mother, a crack addict, neglected her.

Then I would be just another cheela from the central nursery and not have to worry whether my mother was neglecting me or not.