Do you think having a single child can make your child lonely in future ??

I think noone can answer this question for you other than you and your partner. Having a sibling does not always mean companionship and a sense of belonging. beeing without a sibling does not necessarily mean a life without relatives. I have a sister. We are very different, and do not get along at all. She brings me little else than stress and hard times. But then i have two sister in laws and two brother in laws that I feel a great sense of belonging to and companionship with. I also hae some great friends that mean the world to me. Their kids call me aunt, and i feel they are my family. Sharing the same genes and blood does not always decide wether you feel like family or not.

There are always advantages to having one or more children . So for this reason I believe that any decision you make will be the best one for both you and your daughter . Just because she is an only child does not mean she will be lonely as she may make lots of friends in her life , may meet a great person who will want to start a family and she will have a family in this way also as she will be a part of his family . I have a big family but this is something I always wanted in life . But at the same time I don't believe this makes my decision right and yours wrong or vice versa . You have to go on what you want , not what you feel your child needs or what others tell you to do in life . Hope this helps and just remember to be honest with yourself and you will know what it is you want to do .

I grew up an only child and to be honest I really didnt like it. I had no one to play with. I always had to play by my self and it really was not fun. As got older I decided not to have only 1 child for that simple reason. I now have 4 kids and I am very happy and so are they.

I don't know western society that much but I guess now all people are on their own. All that matters to them is their immediate family that is parents. An individual shapes up his life himself and for support there are always friends, colleauges, extended family and above all your parents, hubby and kids :)

I was and am an only child and even though my parents were always there for me and I did grow up being very independent, I still feel a bit lonely sometimes. I always wanted a brother or a sister when I was young and I'm slightly worried for the future when I'm the only one to take care of my parents.

I have two children, four sisters, one brother. My mother had three sisters and one brother. When I was growing up my mother would always tell me....husbands leave, parents die, friends move, but siblings are forever. And it is true. No matter what my siblings and I back each other up. They have been some of the most important people in my life. I am the oldest, so having these siblings is also an incredible responsibility, but it is a gift. I do not know what I would do without them.

You know I think about that often as I only have one child and do not want to have another. I do think that if you equip your child with stability and self confidence that they will see that family is what they make it. Siblings are not required to make a "family" complete. Relatives can be found in any person that your child relates to on a family level.

Yes I do believe that. Having only one child makes him or her lonely. Its always good to have some brother or sister that he or she can share things with.

even though typical response would be that it would largely depend on the parent, i still believe that a single child feels lonely from time to time. i grew up in a really huge family and i'm so used to having siblings around to share, fight, talk with and basically to grow old with. most of the friends i have who grew up alone have this attention deficit that i can't just get a grip of. i got this friend where whenever we're around it's like she doesn't want us to leave, it's like she doesn't want to be alone. i think she didn't want to grow up an only child but didn't have a choice.

i will give you the point of view as an only child...i guess i didnt mind it while i was growing up, i had lots of friends... But even now i wish i had a sibling (i am 45!!) i just hear about friends hanging out with their sibs and how close they are...i see my hubby have fun with his sister and his brother...now i know not all sibs are like that to be sure, but this is what i see... another thing, as your parents age, it all rests on you! you have no one to help you with your aging parents (mine are still in fairly good health and in their late 60's) but prolly not so much in another 20 years or so and i will be in MY 60s... hence...we have TWO kids...i didnt want one to be an only child!!

I am the only daughter and the only child,.. Yes, it's only being an only child and the role of an only child is hard. I suggest you have another baby. I know giving birth is painful but it's for your first born child and of course you and your husband since it's hard when only one will take care of you when you're old. It's also nice when you have to children and when they get close with each other. You'll love to see them grow up together. About equality just don't have favoritism and don't ever compare the one over the other because it will hurt their feelings. Also, when you only have one child you become overprotective and that's bad.

one of my friend is the only daughter for her parents....she feels lonely many many times.....she comes to my house often to play with my sister........

no not at all ....it all depends of how u go on wit ur child.......more over a single child is more fundled with mom and dad's care than two.................so hope a single one wud never feel lonely unless no one cares abt him/her

I have 4 children and its great cause when It was just my first she always depended on me to play with her but when I had her sister and the sister got old enough they played all the time and know i have 4 girls of coarse the little one who is 3 months old can't play yet but the three of them always play.and if you do have another child you will find a way to share your love with both of them. claire

The choice is yours to make as you are the best judge in the situations that govern your life,but there are many families with one child and have brought up the child quite well

Psychologically speaking, it would be a empathetic YES. The social mingling,team spirit and other related qualities are difficult to develop in such cases

Well personally i dont think that having a single child is going to make him lonely, because in todays world there are a lot many gadgets and other scientific things to keep the child occupied. Also having more than one child can make the children hate each other, because of clashes over more love of parents.

the decision is still in your hand but i suggest to have one more kid.i have friend and he`s only child,he keep on asking his parents why they didnt have another child.he felt envious when he saw us me and my sister doing work together or just a simple sharing of our jokes and telling about what we did this day.i think its really important to a child to have even one person which he could call as her family.although when she go out in this world and make a lot of friends it will make a big difference if she has brother or sister. blood is thicker than water.... the more important thing to consider is your financial status if you can give them a bright future why dont you have another kid.....again the decision is still in your hands.....

hi Its ones personal choice to be a parent of one child or have two.I personally feel that you should have two children b'cos sometimes if ur first baby does'nt have his friends around, he misses the company and becomes more adamant.The first baby are most pampered and if u dont go for the second they remain in that state i.e. pampered state only.Also when they see there friends playing with siblings, they then to miss this feeling of togetherness.Also one baby means that their kids will not have chacha or masi or mama or bua and eventually they will dont have any blood relation later on. so i think u should go for the second one

Hello,mylot's friend!I am the mother have only boy who is seventeen now. I really feel sorry for him because I can't give him any sister or brother! I didn't take any precaution, it's faith that I can have only one child. He really lonely and his passtime only either play computer's game or watching TV's programme. I hope he will not feel lonely after graduating from school or university. We parents play quite important role to influence our child's character, am I right?