Children whom are raised without siblings sometimes have difficulties in later life, with social interaction.

Discuss.

Depends on the environment the parents raise them in I guess.

BinaryJustin said:

yeah cos their usually spoilt rotten.

muirdo said:

Equally, having a younger brother may have caused me to develop a sense of fraternal superiority over other guys I meet

I guess it's true....

...Look at how I've turned out

Uh...no
When i was little i didnt want any bros or sisters though cause i thought my parentz would love them more than me or forget about me- da thought of it used to hurt quite alot actually...but in later years I realised dat was not true ofcourse and also in certain pivotal pointz in life i kinda wanted one or two...plus i like da idea of being an aunty oneday... Aunty Missy. 'Aunty Missy!! Yay!! I love Aunty Missy, she's so COOOOL!' see, dat would sound nice!!

but yeah, Im not sure how it would make social interaction difficult in life- an individual can develop complexes with or without siblingz!!

i was an only child and i always wished i had a sister..i thought that would have been so cool..its too bad that will never happen oh well

Mazerati said:

Yeah I have a brother, but I always wanted him to be a sister so that I could get introduced to her mates and develop a good feminine empathy - to such an extent that I used to make him wear dresses and blouses and put lipstick on him while my parents were out shopping. Unfortunately he was never quite accepted amongst other women, and once he moved from home to go to university I lost any control I had over him...and thus any hope of achieving my dream of having a sister.

Generally, only children are spoiled, but with my son, I am trying to not be that way with him. I plan for him to be an only child, and though he may be a little spoiled, he is not rotten. Plus, he has other children around him, so I think that helps a lot.


Smooches;)

MsMisha319 said:

I think it's good to grow up with cousins and neighbours' kids. There was a large age gap between me and my brother and sister. My cousin Simon is a lot more like a brother figure to me than my fraternal brother. That sounds awful to my "real" brother but it's true.

BinaryJustin said:

Yeah, I think that's true also. My son has cousins that are his age. Also, I have a brother who is still young and my son loves to play with him. It really does help. Now, if I had no one for my son to play with, then I would worry about himb


Smooches;)

I'm one of six kids and I love having a big family All sorts of happy chaos going on all the time

One thing is a child with no siblings ends up spending basically all of their time with their parents, and they end up being little "grown ups" themselves. Not necessarily a bad thing though.

My daughter is an only child, I make sure we go places that she gets to interact with other kids, like the sitters, and my friend has a daughter about a week older than her, so I try to get her to be around kids


But thats me, Im a middle child and I always wanted to be an only child

I'm glad I had an older brother and sister. I would of gotten so bored as a kid without them.....I had freinds around too, but they ain't there 24/7!


If I ever have children, I'd want my kid to have a brother or sister...


Brothers and sisters know u better then ur parents I find. No one but ur siblings can wind u up so much as they know u inside out!

thesexofit said:

Thats so true

Being an only child, I can only speak from my own experience, with some observations and testimonies. Not all children who don't have silblings are spoiled. I know many who have siblings, but since they were the last born or first born tend to be even more spoiled than I ever was. Then there was the additional stigmas attached to being the granddaughter of a minister which is a whole nother topic. It just depends on the family and upbringing. I wanted a sibling up until middle school, and then got over it when I knew that wasn't going to happen. Not to say that attempts weren't made, but it was meant to be. If anything I'd wish I had a pet. That bothers me way more than anything else. Just to have a cat to play with and take care of. I used to feed strays KFC and luncheon meat in the neighborhood.

I got blamed for practically everything as a child. I was defintely more sheltered and had to deal with life as it comes without warning or real guidance on how to handle things. I think my mom has regrets about that. Growing up, I didn't think I was sheltered since I had lots of friends in the neighborhood and whatnot, but I was able to avoid certain situations early on. I'm defintely a quiet person, and don't share a whole lot except with really close friends, and I'm generally ignored in social settings, including the Org. I also like my space and privacy, so after awhile of being around people, I have to be alone so I can think about things or do what is important to me. Sure alot of attention is paid as a child, but at the same time I didn't get alot of things, nor did I always automatically get my way if I threw a hissy fit. My parents didn't allow that. I just have to deal with these as they happen to me now, and I don't rely on parental bailings. I think that ended after high school anyway.

The only thing I really missed being an only child was someone else to blame stuff on.

How many times can you get away with blaming things on the pets?