Do parents really love children equally?

Can children be treated 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. Second, so much of who we are is hard-wired, and some children are born looking and acting more like one parent than the other.

Is it possible for a child to love a parent more than the parent loves the child?

Even if a child says they love one parent more than another, what they really mean is that they prefer one parent over another. While it is normal to want to be chosen or selected, do not confuse this with the other parent’s parenting ability. Favoritism does not mean that the preferred parent is a better parent.

Why is it important to love your child more than yourself?

Because we love ourselves and our child is part of us, therefore if we don’t love our children it’s like not loving ourselves – which is a betrayal and against human nature. Some parents see their children as the “Best version of themselves”, thus loving their child (ren) more than their own lives and are willing to sacrifice it.

What causes parents to fall in love with their children?

Parents’ unfulfilled primitive hunger for love and care from their childhood causes them, in turn, to focus these strong desires on their children. They confuse the powerful feelings of longing and possession they have toward their offspring for genuine feelings of love.

Why do people want to have children?

Some people have simply always wanted to be parents for the unique connection and sense of purpose a child can bring. Parents can also love their children because a child can fill a void – and be a distraction from inner or outer turmoil or discontent.

Do parents have a “natural love for their children”?

The assumption that parents, especially mothers, have a “natural” love for their child is a fundamental part of our belief system—and the core of family life and society. Very often this myth has an adverse effect, though, in that it leads to a failure to challenge negative behaviors within family life. It also intensifies parents’ guilt.