Firstborn parents love more.
The initiators of the experiments stated that the implementation of tests they managed to capture an interesting pattern.
According to leading researchers, parents like older children more than younger. A team of psychologists from the United States alleges that during the observations, the doctors carefully analyzed the behavioral responses of 768 parents. In most cases, mom and dad claimed to love their children equally. However, during the implementation of the research scientists were able to prove the opposite.
It is noted that the draft took an active part children from 384 families. The difference in age between boys and girls up to 4 years. It turned out that 78% of fathers and 70% of mothers love one child more than the second. Most parents prefer their first born. Thus, in families the eldest children receive more warmth and affection than the younger girls and boys.
The survey showed that when one child is for parents pet, the second kid feels it, and he has a low self-esteem.
