Do you think only child is a lonely child?

Nope. I feel pity for them. There are so many problems that the child will face. In future days the child will find it difficult to adjust with others. He/She will be the pet at home. They will expect the same from others also which is not possible. They don't share things with others. These are the main problems that they will have.

A child may be lonely whether they are the only one or if they are in a family of 10 children. It all depends on thier upbringing and how the parent involves them in social events. As long as a child knows they are loved and have been taught how to love themselves lonliness should not be an issue. I have 5 children 4 are grown and not living at home, that leaves my 8 year old at home (kind of like an only child) He plays with other children, he shares, he thinks of others, he may get bored but that is easily remedied by him picking up a book to read. My son is not lonely on the contrary he is very well rounded. So you see it is how you raise them, having lots of friends is good for them. The compitition for them is not 24/7 and I believe that helps alot.

an only child can be lonely if the child is shy. i'm an only child and when i was a kid i was extremely shy, i had very few friends and was afraid to meet people. even my parents got concerned and they tried to train me to be less shy. it was hard. as i got older i became less shy but still not very outgoing. as a result i don't have very many friends.

The only child is not lonely, why should they be lonely? They go to school with other children, they play with other children, they have cousins, so why should they be lonely? I have seen families with two, three, four children who do not even get along with each other, all they do is fight. I rather have one child then to have more than one, and they can not even get along with each other.

no never, in fact the only child has more attention of both the parents rather having 2 childs. Basically what happens is the first child suffers the feeling of ignorance when the second small kid is born and thats what makes the first child lonely more!

Our son is an only child. Over the years we've had fleeting thoughts here and there to have another but it always came down we didn't really want another. We want to spend our time, love and affection on just him. He is in no way lonely whatsoever. We are a very close-knit family. We spend time with my husbands parents and my sister-in-law and her family. My son loves hangin' out with his cousins. He's got friends at school too.