About only children there are a series of sayings that some are true and others are not. In these times, the birth rate has dropped significantly, and more and more families can only have one child. Time and money play a big role in this important decision. This causes many parents to worry about whether their child will notice in his development that he has no siblings or if it would have been better for him / her to have a baby brother. Let's see what they are the myths and truths about only children.
With regard to children who do not have siblings, there are a series of beliefs and stereotypes, some of which are correct and others are not. Surely you yourself have heard or said them at some time. Of course the type of family we grow up in will affect our development and personalityBut to what extent does not having siblings affect us? Let's look at the myths and truths about only children.
Myths about only children
- Only children are not generous or empathetic. It does not have to be that way, since the child will also be surrounded by other children such as cousins, friends from the nursery, other children from the park ... It is not necessary to have a brother to be generous and empathetic, far from it. Whether they have these skills developed will depend more on the education they receive.
- Only children have a hard time relating to other children. Another myth. These children interact in the same way with other children in the park, school, neighbors, and other children in the family. Recent studies suggest that there are not excessive differences in relation to the socialization of children with or without siblings.
- If they do not have siblings they will be capricious and spoiled. Although in a way these children get used to receiving all the gifts without having to share with another child, it will not necessarily make them capricious, selfish and pampered. A good education will help you share and manage your frustration when life teaches you that you can't have everything you want.
- The only child is used to being the center of attention. This happens especially if he is the only child in the family. He is used to all the attention being for him / her, so it is true that when he has to share that attention with other children, he may become easily frustrated and more impatient. The best thing in these cases is a proper education.
- Tyrant children are often only children. Whether your son is a tyrant or not will not depend on the number of siblings he has. If you don't put limits on your children, they will become tyrants regardless of whether they are only children or not.
Truths about only children
Also the fact of not having siblings has good things. What is true is that only children they tend to be more self-confident, responsible, more imaginative and intelligent. But otherwise there are no excessive differences between being an only child or having siblings. Whether he is self-centered, spoiled and capricious will depend more on the type of upbringing they have, the limits, the rules and the affection received than the fact of having siblings or not.
We should be especially careful with the education we want to give our childrenregardless of the number we have. We will not have to give in on all their requests, help them create a network of friends their age so that they are not all the time with adults, avoid overprotection and also excessive demand. Establish rules and limits according to their age, allow them to take responsibility, encourage them to play sports where they can interact with other children and love your child unconditionally.
Because remember ... being an only child does not make you in a certain way, what will do will be the way you are educated.