more encourage to do sth

[bean066]

hi,
Am I right by saying "my parents more encouraged me to play with my cousins rather than other children in the neighbourhood."?
Thanks a lot in advance.

[Rover_KE]

You're nearly right. The word 'more' is redundant.

Am I right in saying "My parents more encouraged me to play with my cousins rather than other children in the neighbourhood[delete this full stop]"?

[bean066]

You're nearly right. The word 'more' is redundant.

Am I right in saying "My parents more encouraged me to play with my cousins rather than other children in the neighbourhood[delete this full stop]"?

Thank you for your prompt help!
Actually, I'd like to express that my parents encouraged me to play with cousins, but they didn't mean that I couldn't play with other children, so I use the word "more" here. Therefore, in what way may I accurately express this indication?

[emsr2d2]

My parent encouraged me to play with my cousins more than with other children.