A comprehensive review of family dynamics studies reveals that younger siblings often receive more favorable treatment from parents, while older children enjoy greater autonomy. The research, led by ...

Favoritism can impact mental health and family relationships, often influencing which child is seen as the favorite child.

Siblings share a unique bond built from shared memories, family rituals and the occasional argument. But ask almost anyone with a brother or sister and you'll likely find a longstanding debate: who's ...

Birth order, temperament and gender may all affect the way you parent your child as well as if you favor one over the other, a new study shows ...

In a family, birth order refers to your place in relation to your other siblings (e.g. first born, last born) or if you're an ...

A new study found that younger siblings generally receive more favorable treatment from parents. Meanwhile, older siblings are often granted more autonomy, and parents are less controlling towards ...

New research from BYU highlights how subtle parental preferences—based on birth order, personality, and gender—can shape sibling relationships and family dynamics.

The study by BYU School of Family Life professor Alex Jensen found that younger siblings generally receive more favorable ...

You may get more attention and have higher academic achievement, but there is a major downside to being born first ...

The time of birth is believed to influence personality, career ambitions ... after the endgame: calm, collected, and restoring order. Practical yet creative, they walk the line between logic ...

Vets and scientists have welcomed the “hugely significant” birth of a calf using IVF, saying it could accelerate the dairy industry’s journey to net zero. The calf, named Hilda, is part the ...

Jan. 1 (UPI) --Reality TV personality Gypsy Rose Blanchard has given birth to her first child. "Welcoming 2025 with the greatest gift of all," Blanchard's boyfriend Ken Urker captioned an ...