If you want to set realistic expectations for your only child, you should take into account what we tell you below ... Because being a father or mother is not easy, but being an only child can still cause more concerns and desire to do well.
Be realistic
Since many children who are only children are verbally precocious and high achievers at a young age, it is sometimes difficult to know what behavior is appropriate for them.
It's also hard to tell when you're pushing too hard and when you're not pushing hard enough. At the age of 7 or 8, only children look like little adults, often considering other children immature. As parents, you should try to meet realistic expectations - remember that your child only has one childhood.
Don't want perfection
For most only children, perfectionism seems to go with the territory. Only children want to please their parents, and since they relate to adults, they adopt adult standards. This may lead to your 10 year old piano lover to unduly pressure himself to learn all of Tchaikovsky's work before bed.
Let your child know that it is good to set goals, but that there are other things in life besides work, and that he will not be less proud of him if he does not finish in the best piano school. Only children need free time and space to do whatever they want.
Mothers need to realize that their 6-year-old daughter will probably not be the Olympic-grade gymnast she ever was, and parents need to accept the fact that their son will not be a doctor, lawyer. Or a Grammy-winning rock star (oh, and a billionaire) by the time he turns 30. Your only child is your only child, not your second chance at redemption, so don't push your own agenda on him. Instead, let him explore his own interests without interference.