Abstract It is a common circumstance to find parents favoring one child over the other children in the family. Based on research studies, a number of parents have admitted that they have favored one child over others in their lifetime (Donnellan, 2003). Although favoritism is almost an inevitable act, it is interesting to note that all parents try to avoid favoritism. A parent can be more emotionally attached to one child in the family as compared to the rest of the kids. Parents might fail to notice their action of favoritism, but the children usually notice it. Favoritism usually takes several forms in a natural set up of a family. A parent can depict this act by spending a lot of time with one child compared to other siblings. Parents Favoritism Favoritism may arise when parents give a lot of attention to one child while neglecting the other children. There are several scenarios where favoritism in a family is depicted. Researches assert that there several reasons for favoritism (Munroe, 2009). As such, parents embrace differential treatment and favoritism of children based on age of the child, gender of the child, the personality of the child, or order of birth. There are several current ideas about the topic, which should be studied in order to understand their implications. The issues include how to handle child favoritism, what the religion says about favoritism, adolescence treatment, parental differential treatment, and family and relationships. In this article, I establish how parental treatment and favoritism of one child affects the other children and the favored child (Kluger, 2011). Through this, I would be interested in understanding the causes of favoritism, its effects, and its mitigations. It is important for parents to note that favoring one child over the other children has serious psychological effects to both the favored and the less favored children. The result of these effects tends to be negative for the less favored children while giving positive impacts on the favored child. As such, the less favored children develop a negative perception about the act of favoritism and this result in negated attitude to both the parent and favored child. The evidence for this is the resentment observed in the less favored children, and this affects negatively the development of family relationship (Sonna, 2006). Parents should note that the unequal treatment of children should be avoided at all cost and at all times. The other devastating impact of differential treatment and favoritism is the depression and behavior change of the less favored children. In most circumstances, frustration and lack self-esteem are observed in the other siblings. It has serious impacts on the child’s progress in school and generally in life. The less favored child may lack confidence and courage, which is needed for development in life. It is also important to realize that the favored child is likely to encounter long-term challenges of trying to be accorded the same intimate relationship and favoritism that parents grant. The failure of this leads to depression since the favored child takes much of their time trying to get parental favors. On the other hand, f