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Having resources (e.g., college fund) that would have otherwise been split between yourself and siblings. Cons: A crushing loneliness all throughout childhood that follows you into adulthood. Getting overwhelmed by social situations and needing a lot of alone time, but then navigating the aforementioned loneliness.
Well; you don't know. There is no comparison; they cannot compare and contrast the experiences of being an only child vs not. The only time, ever, I really sat down, and said "I wish I had siblings" is here, in quarantine. But in normal times, there's really no argument to be made for or against--it's just how you are.
Opinions on having only one child? Advice. Long story short, it’s difficult for my wife and I to conceive. We have a son who is 2.5 and he may be an only child. Both my wife and I have siblings so we don’t know what it’s like to be an only child. We are told constantly by others that he needs a sibling or that he’s “obviously lonely.”
An only child is a person with no siblings, by birth or adoption.. Children who have half-siblings, step-siblings, or have never met their siblings, either living at the same house or at a different house—especially those who were born considerably later—may have a similar family environment to only-children, as may children who have much younger siblings from both of the same parents ...
Sep 1, 2020 · 1. We’re not that weird. The myth of the “peculiar” only child originated in 1895, when EW Bohannon, a psychologist, surveyed more than 1,000 kids (only 46 of whom were only children) and...
May 24, 2024 · Stereotypes paint only children with a number of negative traits, but research points to a much more positive outcome.
