1 in 12 parents. no60

Of course, it’s what many of us have suspected all along. But it seems there’s every chance your parents really did have a favourite child. 

One in 12 parents has admitted to having a child they like more than their other offspring.

In an anonymous survey, 62 per cent of British parents revealed that they did not give their children equal attention. Some 8 per cent said they had a child who they treated differently because they were their favourite.

Over a quarter of those who admitted having a favourite said that it was an older child who they felt they could do ‘more things’ with.

The most common reason for having a favourite was because parents felt they had a ‘stronger bond’ with the child (42 per cent), while 13 per cent said it was because their other child or children misbehaved more.

Of those who confessed they did not give their children equal attention, 45 per cent claimed it was because they had ‘different needs’, while a fifth said it was simply because they saw their children for different amounts of time.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2281781/1-12-parents-admits-having-child-love-rest.html#ixzz2MJHKa58g