Differential parenting found to negatively affect whole family, even the favored child
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 17:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Parents act differently with different children -- for example, being more positive with one child and more negative with another. A new longitudinal study looking at almost 400 Canadian families has found that this behavior negatively affects not only the child who receives more negative feedback, but all the children in the family. The study also found that the more risks experienced by parents, the more likely they will treat their children differentially.