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Only Child - The advantages and desadvantages

Only Child

The advantages of being an only child are the following: An only child is less disobedient because tries to please the parents.
An only child wants to be like his parents, so normally he share their hobby. Also, an only child tend to be less conflictive, because he is not looking for different values of life, to feel different. Normally an only child tells everything to his parents, because he is very close to his parents and friends, and also they will advice him well.
In a case of divorce, an only child gets rally upset because he feels part of the marriage, the child might feel responsible if the parents have a bad time.
What is more convenient for a child: to be only child or to have brothers?
To be only child is not more positive or negative than to have brothers. It is not easier to educate an only child that to educate several children. To be only child supposes advantages and disadvantages, because of the exclusive attention that the child receives from his parents, who will have to consider that in the education of the child.


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