Actually that's not what I really said Maisie..Parental treatments depend on behaviours by individual child..Some children demand more intervention than other's..some are more outgoing..thus get caught in behaviour the reserved child doesn't...Has nothing to do with favourtism at all..Any adult will appear to favour any child who behaves..talks respectfully and acts all demure etc...That's called "Path of least resistance"...
I've been challenged by both children on different levels..thus had to treat each separately according to their behaviour and consequences of it..Both loved ( but behaviours NOT condoned)...yet both learned from the other's consequences....
Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles different story..The deal spontaneously to events..thus gives appearance of favouritism....It's an age old story really..LOL
tried explaining that to my daughters--(twins)that they are different people, with different behaviors -- I tend to treat them as such.