Meet The Mother Who Openly Admits She Likes One Son More Than The Other

Every mother says she loves every child the same, even if she doesn't necessarily mean it. Not Australian mother Amie Cox though.

She openly admits she prefers one son over the other - and says the connection with her youngest is because of his 'special smell'. 'He's had a smell since he was born' she told the Daily Mail.

Appearing on an Australian television show, the studio audience was asked whether they had a clear preference for one child over another. Ms Cox didn't hesitate to answer 'Alex'.

When the audience and SBS presenters reacted with amusement to her swift reply, Ms Cox said 'People have already ... you can't say that,' she said shrugging. 

'If you said choose one to live or die, I wouldn't be able too ... like I love them equally.

'But Alex has a smell that he's had since he was born. I sniff him all the time. There's some sort of smell connection.'

The Insight programme is based on research of modern families which shows sibling interactions can have a vital role in teaching children valuable social and life skills, as well as in shaping personality and behaviour.

But, the programme researchers said, siblings also routinely get stuck into each other.

'Parents may see this rivalry as part and parcel of the sibling experience, however there is a growing body of research that links early sibling aggression with serious ongoing learning and mental health problems,' Insight says.

- DailyMail