More than two in five Brits think their mother has a favourite child.
Moonpig has launched the Ulitmate Favourite Child Bouquet in time for Mother's Day
Research commissioned by Moonpig has revealed that 43 per cent think their mum has a favourite – and nearly a quarter (23 per cent) confess that they do.
Kids pick up on signs that their mum has a favourite including talking about one child more than another (33 per cent), cooking their favourite dinner more often and having more photos of the preferred child (20 per cent).
23 per cent of 25 to 34-year-olds polled admitted that thinking their mother has a favourite makes them more competitive with their sibling and almost a third (32 per cent) agreed to buy a more thoughtful gift in an attempt to win brownie points on Mother's Day.
In an attempt to quash sibling rivalry, Moonpig has created the ideal floral present to help get into mum's good books with the 'Ultimate Favourite Child' bouquet.
With a majority of mums (58 per cent) admitting that flowers are their favourite gift, the bouquet is scientifically proven to win her over.
Jo Hemmings, a psychologist and relationship expert, explained: "In this bespoke Mother’s Day bouquet, so many wonderful emotions and feelings can be unveiled through the variety of stems which work together to evoke a whole host of emotions. For example, classic, flower favourites like roses and tulips are best known for symbolising love, while others like Lisianthus, Eucalyptus and Asparagus Ferns represent gratitude, admiration and protection.
"Most importantly of all, flowers positively stimulate three of our most powerful senses – smell, touch and sight, which, when combined bring us endless amounts of joy. Scent in particular plays a very important role in your bouquet, as just like perfumes, certain flowers can evoke memories and stimulate dopamine, our reward hormone. Meaning that perhaps some of the fragrances in the Ultimate Favourite Child bouquet could bring back happy memories from times gone by which will in turn go a long way in helping you curry favour with Mum."