Why do parents always treat the little sister or brother more better and give more attention!?
86158
Your parents love all of you the same. The only reason why your parents do that because the younger one always needs more care and attention.
904460
is your sister younger? and if by how much? Sometimes parents are nice to younger children to make them feel appreciated. \n\nIs he your stepfather? Is your sister a half-sister and he being the father? If so that pretty much explains it, parents like their children more. Or he really loves you and thats his way of showing his love. Maybe you did something really bad to piss him off...
1024919
Has to do with personalities.....however, usually parents are much more relaxed and laid back with the second child. The first one they are nervous and want to do everything right.
514844
You should listen to your mom. She's the one who will have most of the responsibility that a new child would add to the family. Two children is not an unreasonably small family. Financial concerns, housing accommodations, quality of time to devote to the children---these are all things that are considered beyond your desire to have more siblings. She may also be looking toward the future when you and your sibling are grown and on your own. This isn't selfish---being able to reconnect with your dad with just the two of them while they are still young enough to enjoy themselves (and possibly grandchildren) is a real blessing. More children is something your parents need to agree on. Be happy that you have your sister.
903655
We are all guilty of this to some extent, aren't we?  On one hand, it is proof of how comfortable we are around our family members.  On the other, why is it so hard to offer them the same respect when they are so much more valuable to us than a stranger is?  We all should work on that, I think.......
1167636
Because parents do not instill any responsibility in their children.\nThey're more concerned about making sure they "feel good" and that they're friends instead of pilars of authority as they should be.
1160268
oh i have a brother that acts the exact same way\n\nsometimes it the friends this person hangs with, or it could be the kid just wants attention -- what you can do to get them to listen is just emphasize on all the good things that they've done-spend time doing some things that they want to-just don't cater to their every whim. \n\n...if they do anything drastic, i suggest therapy\n\n...and personally, i don't think it shows bad parenting because sometimes theres just nothing you can do-the kid just wants their way, & doesn't want to compromise
743456
I know of a situation in which one brother, as an adult, became highly educated and is in an important position while the other brother, although he has a good family and is doing well financially, is jealous of his brother and does not want he or his family to have much contact with him.  I think life takes siblings down different paths and they grow apart.  It is so sad that, even when a parent is seriously ill or in the dying process, that that often brings out the worse in siblings and they fight and grow even further apart.  This happens frequently.
601432
Because they love their child. And they want to give it better future and life better than they lived. Thats it. You will also do same with your child.
707638
Yes,   all parents know that the girls are treated better.      Parents of boys are the parents that really need to worry.   Especially, if the teacher is against the boys.   This does happen and I know it is true.   Even some Principals pick boys out and are rougher on the boys then the girls.    One Principal had it in for one certain popular boy.   He was always watching this young boy and punishing him for many un-fair reasons.   One day he told this young boys Mother, that he would pay his teachers to get rid of this young boy.   It was the last time this boy went to school and if you can imagine , how this statement ended this boys positive thoughts of school.  This Principal, just threw this  boy out of the school house window.   Boys are treated worse then girls.
1044355
Yes, when you are in a small family you get so dependent on how you get along. When youre a big family you've got more people to "play" with.
1131182
I agree but parents don't think about what they are doing in those terms.  Most claim to only want what is best for the children,  as they sit on their independent high horses claiming the "best" to be their selves.  It's turned into a "how can I get back at or hurt my ex",  the children's needs are rarely considered.  You are also correct that most often, it does seem to be the mother's doing this.  It actually makes me ashamed to be a female at times.  Women are often very bitter and vengeful when they have been hurt but feel they are "right" in their behavior because they have been "wronged".  It all boils down to little more than the fact that mommy and daddy forget how to behave like adults,  therefore their children suffer.
951607
Its because they are insecure but too old to defer to "daddy" so they do the "sisters" thing.\n\nShag them all one by one and it'll soon stop.
1071505
because parents like to put to much pressure on kids and it just another way of them saying they want you to do better!
1025806
Dude, it's a normal part of growing up. Siblings WILL ALWAYS fight. I used to be knocked out all the time by my older brothers and used to knock the heck out of my younger brother and still do. Personally,I think it's a way to let the kids keep each other on track and earn respect from younger siblings because if the older ones let the younger ones get away with being disrespectful, they'd lose their place in the hierachy. Plus it's a natural survival mechanism. If you can survive a fight or an argument with a sibling,you can survive a stranger because family tends to be meaner,tough love and all that. PLUS I think ultimately it eliminates sibling rivalry and the whole issue of favoritism if a parent can stand by and watch his/her kids duke it out,then that means they don't favor one above the other and it also means they want you to defend yourself from an early age...
477182
Parents tend to be the last ones to believe bad things of their children.  They tend to turn a blind eye to certain things in order to perpetuate the image of the "perfect" little boy or girl that they raised.  It's not healthy and tends to hurt the children more in the long run.
1155703
sadly these days they seem to play a greater roll in childrens' lives than the parents. not so much an answer as a comisseration.