The theory was later extended to include negligent parents (disregarding the children, and focusing on other interests).

How does one come to terms with such distant, self-absorbed and frankly negligent parents?

If he or she was not mad, the negligent parent was wicked.

Some advocates for children say the strategy gives negligent parents too much sway.

The blame for drowning deaths, industry officials say, lies with negligent parents.

This might have changed long ago, except that in the same decades the electorate has played the role of the negligent parent.

For decades Congress has played the role of the negligent parent.

Another of Clinton's proposals would hold negligent parents liable for crimes committed with guns by their kids.

First, the negligent parents failed to teach their kids basic decency or moral constraints at home.

Several mothers tried to judge the negligent parent on two levels.