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Does Being Fair Mean Giving Siblings Identical Treatment?

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Does Being Fair Mean Giving Siblings Identical Treatment?
As children grow, their own unique interests and personalities emerge more and more. Responding to those differences is the best way to ensure they thrive. Pavel Kobysh/Shutterstock
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A mom of two boys recently asked: “I have one son in private school and the other isn’t.  Should I explore private schools for the other son, even though, he’s doing great in public school? I want to be fair and offer them equal opportunities for success.”

This question really gets at key issues:

Anthony Rao
Anthony Rao
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Dr. Anthony Rao holds a Ph.D. in psychology from Vanderbilt University and trained as a pediatric psychologist at Boston Children’s Hospital. For more than 20 years, Dr. Rao worked in the Department of Psychiatry at Children’s Hospital and served as instructor at Harvard Medical School, where he trained psychologists and physicians in the use of Cognitive Behavior Therapy, or CBT.
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