When snow began to fall the other day, my children made a beeline outside to scoop it up and stomp around. Within minutes, they were chucking snowballs at one another, most of which disintegrated ...

Brigham Young University researchers synthesized findings from more than 87 studies in a meta-analysis on parental favoritism ...

For parents with more than one child, it’s a question often asked but rarely answered: Who is your favorite? “I know you’ve heard your kids argue, but she got more, but he got more, but he got this, ...

Whether they admit it or not, previous research shows that the majority of parents do indeed have favorite children. A recent study from Brigham Young University (BYU) in Utah examined the reasons ...

By Teddy Rosenbluth, The New York Times As a child, Kara never thought of her parents as the types to play favorites. Her youngest siblings always enjoyed extra attention and special privileges, like ...

Ask any parent if they have a favorite child, and the answer is almost always a firm no. But if you watch families closely, subtle preferences show up everywhere. One kid just clicks with mom easier.

Alex Jensen had noticed that his 14-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son were bickering more often than usual lately. On a recent morning, while father and daughter were on an outing together, the ...

Even if they’re not entirely aware of it, many parents have a favorite child in their families, at least according to a study from the Psychological Bulletin. This hidden favoritism and preference, ...

According to a new article by 'The New York Times,' parents do have favorite kids — but that favoritism may be detrimental Getty Playing favorites is a dangerous game, especially in parenting — but we ...

And research shows the less favored children suffer for it. By Teddy Rosenbluth Teddy Rosenbluth spoke to top favoritism researchers for this story. She is fairly certain she is not the favorite child ...