In some families, cultural or personal gender preferences lead parents to value one child’s traits or future potential more than the other's.
If you feel safe doing so, explain to your parents how their behavior makes you feel. Focus on "I" statements, such as "I feel overlooked when..." rather than "You always favor him".
Research from BYU News suggests that subtle parental preferences are often subconscious and based on birth order or agreeableness.
Older children are frequently held to higher, sometimes unrealistic, standards of responsibility, while younger siblings may benefit from the "boys will be boys" excuse or simply more relaxed rules as parents age.
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