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Parental favouritism

Name(s):

Unequal relationships between parents and children

Sibling inequality

Preferential parental affection

Nature

The nature of human individuality presupposes differences in relationships between parents and their children. Those relationships may become problematic when a parent is unable to treat each child in an equally affectionate and engaging manner. If a parent feels more protective of one child or identifies with one child more than her siblings, destructive familial relationships are likely to occur.

Broader

Discrimination

Social inequality

Family rejection of children

Aggravates

Low self esteem ^{[in 13 loops]}

Sibling rivalry

Domestic quarrels ^{[in 2 loops]}

Neglected young children

Generation communication gap ^{[in 2 loops]}

Disruptive behaviour in schools

Discrimination against male children

Aggravated by

Personality clashes

Being the eldest child

Lack of parental fulfilment

Parental over-protectiveness

Inadequate sense of personal identity

Strategy(ies)

Ensuring equal parental attention

Reducing sibling inequality

Preserving sibling inequality

Value(s)

Type

(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems

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