Do parents love second child more?

A research has put to rest all this confusion and shown how parents favour one child over the other. According to a study published by the Journal of Marriage and Family, 75 per cent of mothers report feeling closer to the eldest child, her first born.

Do parents love their first borns more?

“There was no observable preference for the first or second child,” Diane Putnick, a study co-author a developmental psychologist at the NIH tells Inverse. Mothers engaged in 15 percent more play with older children, and younger siblings received roughly four percent more praise and 9 percent more physical affection.

Do all mothers love their children equally?

First, parents can’t love kids equally because no two children are identical. Each child’s individual personality fosters loving that is unique to him or her. This can translate into the child’s being the parent’s favored or unfavored child.

Will I Love my second child as much as my first?

Among parents who decide to have another child, one common concern is that they won’t love their second kid as much as their first. The simple truth is that you will love them both fiercely. The love may feel different, but it’s no less or more.

Is it normal to favor one child more than the other?

Favoring one child over another is a thing, but before you freak out, take a deep breath, and address the elephant in the family room—favoritism does not mean you love one child more than the other. It does, however, mean you’re giving one child more attention than their siblings.

Is one child easier to love than the other?

We all have one child who is easier than the other. But blatantly showing one child more love than another does more than just upset the child who feels less love–it’s damaging for their siblings too, and those feeling creep into adulthood and can’t be undone.

What happens when you have two kids at the same time?

With two little ones, sleep will be limited to say the least. You can no longer “ nap when the baby naps ” if you have another wide-awake child craving your attention. Bedtime also may become especially complicated with two kids, waking through the night or crawling into your bed.