Single child
By nairjula
@nairjula (453)
India
February 23, 2007 4:55am CST
Why is single child of nuclear families are prone to behavioural aberration? It is common that such children are not as sociable or forthright as the others. Is it because of the lack of chances for sharing their feelings with brother or sister?
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4 responses
@jellybean80 (244)
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23 Feb 07
Sorry if you don't like this answer, well actually, no I'm not sorry. I think your question is total rubbish and I don't think you can generalize to say that all children who don't have siblings are like that at all. It is a dreadful stereotyping that you are doing that in my opinion is really no better than racism, that might seem a little harsh, but it is what I think.
I don't think that you can say that single children are like that at all and there are a lot of other things that need to be considered in their lives, not just that they don't have brothers and sisters. It might be the case that your experience is like that but you really can't generalize!!!
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@cybergwen (158)
• United States
26 Feb 07
I too think that the question was rubbish and possibly just someone feeling jealous of what they "perceive" as the benefits of being an only child.
I was an only child...yes, I got a lot of attention, the good and the bad. I was the only one there to get the hugs and the beatings, so I think I might look at someone that had siblings as better off.
Plus, when my parents need me in their old age, and it is coming, I will have no one to turn to for help. It will all come down to me. And no one will ever call me aunt....
@danishcanadian (28953)
• Canada
24 Feb 07
My mother worked in and owned a nursery school for 15 years, and raised two children. She would agree that single child or "only children" as we say in North maErica, are as they are because of a lack of siblings. They have all of the attention of their parents, and don't have to share. Sibings are how children learn early social skills. Mom could always see a difference between only children, and children in larger families, even if they only had one brother or sister.
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@heatspine (1141)
• Philippines
24 Feb 07
I cannot generalize the behavior to all the single child out there. I believe that it is the way that the parents raised their child that is directly related on his/her behavior. While other parents/guardians pamper their child with so many material things, there are those who don't.
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@daffodilmys (6)
• India
23 Feb 07
Single children are pampered lots. This badly reflects in the child's behavioural pattern. Most probbably they grow a little bit abnormal. It is always nice to have more than one kids
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