Family NO 1- Dad shows more favour to her daughter Nneka than others. He usually asks her what food she wants for breakfast, lunch or dinner and her reply is the final decision as dad tells mom to cook the food Nneka has chosen.
The mom complains to her husband that she feels her daughter is now the second wife.
Mom also has her own favourite child named Amaka.
There was a time Nneka had a need that money can solve and she asked her dad who gave her the money.Mom got to know about it and told Amaka to go and collect her own money from dad when she has no need for the money

Family NO2- The children get gifts from their dad after their success in their exams. Mom will buy one gift for her favourite named Binta. Binta shows the gift to her siblings and they feel jealous. Sometimes they beat her when the mom is not around at any slightest provocation because of the jealousy and when mom comes back they will receive their own portion of beating from her

Family NO3- The younger son was not allowed to enter into the university despite a good score in JAMB. Reason? Mom said “you can't enter the university before your elder brother”

In most of these scenarios the child who feels he or she is getting less favours even have the courage to ask the parents if they hate him or her

Why the favouritism in the family? Can it be avoided?
If parents love their children equally, is it possible for all to get same share in everything?

You can share own your story too if there is a case of favouritism in your family.

Actually,i got no much story but have seen this favouritism happening around.
I do tell people that as parent,having a favourite is a BIG TABOO!
Although let's be sincere here...we are humans,who have blood running in our veins,this feeling of having a favourite might come up due to some things like having the same gene with the child,the child makes you remember someone you love.etc this feel i assure will come up,but it's very very wrong to admit,act and proclaim you love one child than another it's a TABOO! It can destroy the family...DO NOT HAVE A FAVOURITE!
You might be wondering...what will i do when this feeling come up?
Please get this, don't ever show or say one child is your favourite,it ruins...what i advice parent to do is sit and consider what you feel for each child,do you really love one best or you like them all? It may be you love them all but you can't see it.If you still feel you have a favourite,then you get to work on your relationship with the other child/ren...get to know them too.
Please,children at times acts nice and they watch to see who you love the most,they might even ask you...you just gotta becareful,let them know you have no favourite,tell them you love them all.When it come to shares,if there's favouritism they can't have they same share in everything and if you love them equally they can have the share in everything but not all times,love works at this part.
if you do show you love them equally and you get something great for one child due to some reasons,even if because you love him/her most,the other child will feel bad and jealousy or even hatred will come in,but if you are the type that don't show favouritism,you can work up with the other kid...you know? Dialogue with the kid and resolve the issue,just let them know you love them both no favourite.The kids can even resolve issues themselves seems you do share love with them equally.They learn from what you lay.

One popular story is on how Rebecca showed favour to Jacob more than Esau.

Parents who that just create hatred among their children.They forget each child is special in his/her own way leaving the less favourite bitter and angry.

Popowaa: Parents who that just create hatred among their children.They forget each child is special in his/her own way leaving the less favourite bitter and angry.

Yea very right...imagine a special/unique kid filled with bitterness and anger,I don't think such child will be able to achieve is special/unique purpose in life. He/she will change negatively!