Do parents have favorites amongst their children 12 Articles

by Edith Myers

I have three sons ranging between the ages of 16 and 27, and every one of them has said that one of the other two is my favorite. They've been saying it for years. When first scolded about this, I adamantly denied it. "I d...read more

by Tiffany Sheridan

I have three children my girls ages four and two and my son age two months. As with any parent,I would vow over and over again that it is impossible to have a favorite among children. My mother did, my husbands mother di...read more

by Terri Breedlove

Recently, I have thought long and hard about this very question. Thinking about my own situation, and looking at others around me, I have come to the conclusion that even though they may not mean to do it, and even though...read more

by Carol Wohlfeil

Growing up with parents who openly showed favoritism among their children was a very painful experience. For reasons I could not understand as a child, I was never able to measure up. As an adult and a parent myself, the p...read more

by Kristie Dunlap

Years ago I read a story about a woman who at a young age was dying from cancer. She wrote a letter to each of her three small children to reaffirm the love she held in her heart for each of them. She started each lett...read more

by Holly Christian

Being apart of a family is never very easy, exspecially if you have siblings who may shine more then others. I think that when there are multiple siblings, parents do tend to pick favorites among them. Sometimes they may p...read more

by Lisa Hunt Warren

While I've heard that there are parents who secretly favor one child, and while I know there are times when a parent may create the impression of giving one child more attention over the other(s), I have to say - in all ho...read more

by Meg Sargais

By what criteria do you judge if you have a favored child? Time? If it is based on time my infant daughter is my favorite. Being seven months old she demands more time than her brothers. Money spent? At first ...read more

by Angela Kramp

I am the 38 year old mother of two children; a nine year old daughter and a six year old son. My daughter resembles me in so many ways and I see my nine year old self in her each day. My tendency is to correct the behavi...read more

by Joy Sunday

Why pose this question? I believe that most parents treasure their children equally. For example I find that each of my children have different qualities, different outlooks and are interested in different things. Y...read more

by Laura Taylor

Be truthful to your self. Ask your self, do I really have a favorite child? My husband and I have come across the subject a few times. He says our oldest son is his favorite. He also says that our oldest son is my fa...read more

by Sylvie DeVaux

Of course parents have favorites among their children. Parents are only human after all, and it is quite easy to find a favorite among friends or other family members, so why not their own children? My parents had my s...read more