Stepparents not always evil: Parents' strategy to love children depends on more than blood
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 15:01
in Psychology & Sociology
Contrary to common belief, parents do not generally treat their stepchildren less favorably than their own. Until now, many researchers believed in the so-called “Cinderella effect.” It states that it is biologically inevitable that parents care less for stepchildren because they do not spread their genes. However, research challenges that belief.