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Dealing with family favoritism

Monday, July 19th, 2010



Whether mom viewed you as the golden child or the black sheep, researchers say favoritism in families can have long-term effects on mental health.

WHYY's Behavioral Health reporter Maiken Scott spoke with psychologist Dan Gottlieb about new research on this issue, and about parental favoritism in general.

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