"You have the same character as your grandfather": how family comparisons affect children

A way to answer, a similar personality or an expression can remind parents of complicated relationships and condition, unintentionally, how to treat their children

Published on RocksNews: 27 Oct 2026, 06:32 UTC
Updated: 27 Oct 2026, 06:42 UTC
Language: English (Original language: Spanish)

"You have the same character as your grandfather": how family comparisons affect children — Image credit: Thanasis Zovoilis (Getty Images)

A way to answer, a similar personality or an expression can remind parents of complicated relationships and condition, unintentionally, how to treat their children