A mother of one admits she has a favourite child because of his smell . Amie Cox says son Alex has had ' a smell since he was born ' She says 'there 's some sort of smell connection ' with him . She loves him and his brother equally but Alex is the special two . Amie says she could n't choose two over another to live or die but favours Alex . The 33-year-old says she is being attacked and called ' a freak ' but she 's ' a normal loving Mum ' SBS Insight programme asks if sibling rivalry might lead to learning and mental health problems and whether family favouritism makes this worse .
A mother of two admits she has a favourite child because of his smell . Amie Cox says son Alex has had ' a smell since he was born ' She says 'there 's some sort of smell connection ' with him . She loves him and his brother equally but Alex is the special one . Amie says she could n't choose one over another to live or die but favours Alex . The 33-year-old says she is being attacked and called ' a freak ' but she 's ' a normal loving Mum ' SBS Insight programme asks if sibling rivalry might lead to learning and mental health problems and whether family favouritism makes this worse .