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Parental favoritism is a topic that can stir up a lot of emotions, and it's an issue that's as old as time itself. Imagine a parent who, perhaps without knowing, shows more love and attention to one child while the other feels like they are constantly in the shadows.
The truth is, parental favoritism is real and very common across the globe. It is what parents consciously or unconsciously do on a daily basis, and it is not going to get any better unless parents consciously do something about it.
Do you know that studies show that 85% of adults are aware that their parents had favourites when it came to siblings?. The same parents who’ll say; my children? I love them and I love them equally.
Mothers, it is said that you play a higher role compared to fathers when it comes to parental favoritism. The Journal of Consumer Psychology study in 2018 showed that “when it comes to spending money, mothers may be positively biased towards their daughters, and fathers towards their sons.”
I’ll advise you to love your children equally and treat them differently. Some parents will say; but 'I love my children equally and I treat them equally, I’d like you to know that treating your children equally does not curb parental favoritism you know why? becuase it is not possible for all your children to love or need the same thing at the same time.
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