Parental care is crucial to early childhood development. ‘Parental absence’ describes the temporary or continuous absence of one or more parents and is the most critical influence on a child's development. We begin this child psychology theory course by describing the impact of absentee parents in early childhood. We then explain why it is important to identify emotionally absent parents and describe the damage this absence can cause to children. We provide you with answers to questions such as ‘how do you deal with emotionally unavailable parents?’ and ‘what are the long-term effects of growing up without parents?’.This child psychology course explores the long-term consequences of absentee parents in early childhood and explains how they affect education. We show you how to identify emotionally absent parents. Neglect isn’t the only danger that parents can pose to small children so this course also provides some information regarding substance and physical abuse. We answer major questions like ‘what type of moral support can be offered to children with absent parents?’ and ‘what is the community impact of absentee parents?'.We outline the fundamental concepts you need to understand to appreciate how children affected by absentee parents can have difficulty developing learning intelligence as they grow. We explain how to start and build a career in identifying and studying children with absent parents. This child psychology course helps parents teachers childcare providers and anyone who works with children to understand the impact of emotionally and physically absent parents on early childhood development and education. Sign up to learn how to care for children affected by absent parents.