Is it ever okay for a parent to have a favourite child? Many families will instinctively feel - rightly or wrongly - that there is one child who is their Mam or Dad’s favourite. “So, maybe there's bits of children that we might find easier. “Parents always come to me with an angry child; this is like the most common thing. “And I say, ‘Well, there's bits that you like, there's bits that you don't like, but it's for you to change, not for the child to change.’”