Parents Often Favor One Child Over Another

Last commercial Holiday Inflatables Christmas, when Brianna Hentz began wrapping presents, she realized everyone in the family had 10 or 12 gifts - except for 4-year-old Emily, who had just three. "That was a big, big wake-up call," said her mother, Brianna, who admits to favoring 5-year-old Lillian over her younger sister. Favoritism is also an issue in the Ely household, where 7-year-old Chris has been to Disney World three times with his mom while his brother Jamie, who is 12, was left home with dad. The kid Inflatable Santa Claus boys' mother, Dianne, acknowledges that she gives more attention to Chris because he is a more affectionate and easygoing child. The three families responded to a notice on ABCNEWS.com asking, "Do you favor one child over another even though you try to parent equally?" They agreed to let 20/20 place cameras in their homes in the hope of learning more about the role favoritism played in their household and what they could do about it.