Research Catalog

Title

The favorite child / Ellen Weber Libby ; preface by Howard M. Halpern.

Author

Libby, Ellen Weber, 1946-

Publication

Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, c2010.

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Description

302 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

Examines the implications of favoritism on family relationships, discussing how having a favorite child can have a negative impact on family dynamics and can be the cause of emotional stress and developmental problems both for the child and the other siblings in the family.

Alternative Title

Favorite child : how a favorite impacts every family member for life

Subject

• Child Rearing
• Parent-Child Relations
• Entitlement attitudes
• Child development
• Child rearing
• Child Development

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-281) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction : favorite child : the road to power -- Every family has its story -- Favoritism : known to all -- The favorite child complex -- Who's the favorite and who isn't -- They're all my favorites -- Rewards and risks of being the favorite -- Father's favorite son -- Father's favorite daughter -- Mother's favorite son -- Mother's favorite daughter -- The overlooked child -- Conclusion.

ISBN

• 9781591027621 (pbk.)
• 1591027624 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2009039242

OCLC

320196093

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library