Parents who say they don't play favourites with their children are obviously lying or fooling themselves.
According to an October issue of Time magazine, our brains are hardwired to do so.
"Nature impels us to have to have a favourite child," said journalist and author Jeffery Kleuger.
Typically the oldest child is favoured because of "the idea of sunk costs".
"You've invested more time, money, resources, even calories into the first born," said eldest child Kleuger.
In the largest ever investigation of autism and sibling recurrence, a study revealed an increased risk that an infant with an older autistic sibling will also develop the disorder.
The study, which will be published in Pediatrics next month, found that at 19 per cent, the risk of recurrence was higher than previously thought -- at between 3 and 10 per cent.
For Elisabeth Röhm, best known for her role as Serena Southerlyn on Law & Order, one is a very lonely number.
The 38-year-old actress lamented on her People.com blog about growing up as an only child and debated about inflicting the same upbringing on her 3-year-old daughter, Easton August.
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