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[quote=Anonymous]I see this a lot. There seems to be an idea that parental attention is a zero-sum game. If you have 2 kids, each kid gets 50%, and 3 kids then 33%, and if 4 kids, 25%. One child gets mom/dad's attention and the other children lose out. But that's not how it works in reality. In reality, perhaps there is less 1:1 time with me, but the rest of time, they get to play with their siblings, and sibling play is more like peer playtime. Let's be honest, Mom simply doesn't love pretend play like my kids do, and I can't do it all day without losing my mind. Playing with siblings is simply fun. My kids love to have 1:1 time with me, but honestly, if given the choice of going to the grocery store with me or playing with their siblings, chances are, they choose to play with each other. So yes, they get less attention but they get so much more from each other than what they lose from me. [/quote]
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