Do you Treat one child diffrent From the other?

Love of a child - who needs you more
@merlin22 (1111)
United States
December 3, 2006 6:25am CST
if you have more then one child do you treat them any different from the others,i know at times i was accused of doing that with my youngest,i guess i felt he needed me more,i didnt mean to but i guess i did
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@beckyomg1 (6756)
• United States
3 Dec 06
oh my gosh i started one like this awhile back. my hubby does treat one child different then the other, and i dont think that he really means it, it is just that one child likes what he does and the other does not. so he favors the one. it is hard to because i think it hurts the other child. but sometimes we just dont realize what we are doing, i know that he loves them both uncondtionaly. and always will.
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@beckyomg1 (6756)
• United States
3 Dec 06
that is no problem, and your not crazy, i think at some point we all do it.
@merlin22 (1111)
• United States
3 Dec 06
good then im not crazy,thats how i feel to,thanks so much
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@dalejr38 (2420)
• United States
3 Dec 06
No I never would.
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@merlin22 (1111)
• United States
3 Dec 06
sometimes it just happens ,
@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
3 Dec 06
I love my children equally. I have a special needs child and I do treat them differently. I do feel that my son, 13, with no special needs feels that he doesn't get enough attention. I expect more a lot out of him. I try to include him while I'm doing things that have to be done with my other son, but sometimes he resents that too. We try to work in times with him that we can do things with him one on one, and when we can't make it happen, he gets very upset. He understands but is resentful. His brother is 12, 130 Lbs. and it is getting to the point where no one else is able to care for him because they cannot lift on him and understand what he needs. It makes me feel terrible that my son sometimes feels like all he is there for is to help with his brother.
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@merlin22 (1111)
• United States
3 Dec 06
i think it was said before but we just cant help our selves sometimes our children are differnt and have different needs so we do whats best for them,we dont mean to but we do it sometimes even though we love them the same
@samsonskola (3357)
• United States
3 Dec 06
I don't think it's a matter of doing more for one than other, I think it is that every child is different. You love each of your children equally, but considering the fact that each one also has a different personality and different needs, you have to treat each one as a unique person. And if you have one with medical problems, they need a "different" type of care, sometimes maybe more attention because of the problem, but it doesn't mean you love the others less. You really have to treat each child differently, And what the children need to realize is that they also treat each of the other children and each parent differently themselves. Most of them don't realize that, they just look at themselves. Ultimately, each person is unique and deserves to be treated differently than everyone else. Later in life, when their own children are grown, they'll probably hear the same story.
@merlin22 (1111)
• United States
3 Dec 06
that is what i thought,but when they do that it makes you wonder anyways,thank you
@yorb24 (2179)
• United States
3 Dec 06
I don't have any children but I would hope I would give them the equal attention that they needed. That must be something you have to be careful with because one might feel neglected.
@merlin22 (1111)
• United States
3 Dec 06
i had twins first then my youngest last ,the twins stuck togather like glue and left him out alot ,so i think i was trying to fill that gap for him when they would leave him out.like i said i thought hed needed me more
• India
3 Dec 06
hey i guess dats not fair treating ur kids diff why do u do so
@merlin22 (1111)
• United States
3 Dec 06
if you have kids you would know you dont do it on purpose,it just seems to happen cause one needs you a little more
@doctorul (1058)
• Romania
3 Dec 06
Always!