an only child. Many people consider these children to be at some sort of disadvantage.

Research on this subject is mixed on this type of family situation. Therefore, I will cover

a range of areas concerning only children. I have learned a new term associated with being

an only child. The term is "onlies", referring to the child as being the only child in the

family. First, I will look at how trends and ideas about family size have changed.

Second, I will discuss why more parents are choosing to have only one child and

what they can gain from making this decision. Third I will look at the myths that

surround being an only child. Then I will focus on the differences of only children

and children who have siblings, and then I will close. With this in mind let's turn

our attention toward the changing size of the family unit.

Although there were exceptions, in most cases if a couple had an only child,

something had intervened to prevent them from adding to their family. Was there

something wrong with the child, something wrong in the marriage, or something wrong

with the mother or father. In the past th

financial flexibility, and an even more closely knit family unit. With this understanding

to all children, not just only children. MYTH 4: Only children have more emotional

sibling rivalry and comparison, and access to more family resources. They have

opinions of many past experts do not stand up to today's investigations. Let's look at

many of our nations notions about only children. Enlightened information, as we will see

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