Do parents pick favorites?

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NPR’s Morning Edition had a great segment on family relationships and what happens when kids perceive their parents have a favorite.

Alex Jensen, a psychologist with Brigham Young University found that the children who believe they were getting less favored treatment were more likely to get into trouble, even if the parents were actually being fair.

But he had a workaround. Listen to When Kids Think Parents Play Favorites, It Can Spell Trouble.

I’ve my daughter Cat coming on Pensacola Speaks this afternoon, maybe we will discuss this.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”