Why do parents seem to have favorites when it comes to kids?
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Big_Sexy23
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just in my opinion, i think its because they see something in the child they favor the most that they either saw in themselves when they were kids or its because they think the child needs more "special attention" then the other
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Because some kids are easier to deal with. People like to believe that's not possible " I love you all the same " but let's keep it real folks that's not always true even though it should be. Some kids are more difficult than others but if someone favors one over the other they have to be careful not to show it because that could hurt the other child's self-esteem and make the problem child act worse. ex: " why can't you be more like little johnny ?" Little Johnny is going to continue to try and win your approval while problem child is going to act the way he feels about himself, BAD !
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I at times feared my younger brother was favoured over me but my parents loved us the same. Its really all in the imagination.
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I don't think the majority of parents have a favorite. One child make not give the parents as many chances to show how they feel. I love all three of mine equally but have heard all three at one time or another accuse the other of being my "special baby."
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I think it is the perception of the child, they feel that their parent is favoring brother or sister. I was one of three kids and I thought my brother was the favorite. And I have 3 kids of my own and they each like to accuse me of one or the other being a favorite if I buy one child a new coat or take them somewhere. :)
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Jealousy can play a role in that to some extent. If one parent puts time and love and care into a child at the expense of the other parent feeling excluded, left out or cast aside, then that parent may then form resentments toward that child and in turn favor another child over it.
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I don't know... Try ask my parents that and let me know...
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Well sometimes it all depend on the child. I get accuse by my sister as being the favorite , my parents tell me it because I am the oldest. I tell my little sisters you get away with more stuff then I ever did.To me it seem like my parents will break their backs to get them whatever they want, and they say the same thing about me. I also think it because they are the youngest and I am the oldest and my middle sisters can get whatever. I have this all this all the time were the oldest and the youngest get spoil and get away thing that middle kids cant.
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Because you can't pick family but you can pick favorites.
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I'm a parent and I don't play favorites. I have three children and they all get treated a little different based on their age...not because they're my favorite. As them...they think they are all my favorites:)
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