Parents Deny It, But Kids Feel It

Although sale Inflatable Jumpers parents' first reaction is usually to deny favoring one child over another, most parents end up admitting that they do it, according to Dr. Kenneth Hardy, a family therapist and director of trauma and families at the Ackerman Institute for the Family in New York City. "All parents have favorites," he believes. Hardy says the children are often aware of it, too. If you ask two siblings which one is the favorite and both point to themselves, there's no problem, he says. "If both kids point one way, you know you have a problem." The Ely boys didn't hesitate when asked whether their mother favors Chris: Both boys nodded. "It's kind of like she doesn't love me," Jamie started to say, then corrected himself: "She does love me, but she, like, favors Chris more, but kind of forgets about me." Their mother said she loves both boys, but sometimes finds that Jamie's complaining can make her not like him. "I don't think with Christopher I ever have that same feeling." She custom Inflatable Human Spheres also said she finds Chris more affectionate. When she kisses Jamie while he is asleep in bed, she says he seems to rub off her kisses, while Chris "nuzzles," she said. "I think you can just get closer to a more affectionate child." Hardy, who watched the tapes and talked to the families, said parents often respond better to children who demonstrate that they need and love them. Like the other mothers, Dianne Ely said she felt guilty when she realized how much she was favoring one of her children. "I thought, God, this is just not right to treat your children differently."