what's the pro and cons of having only one child?

Answer 1

have two. some pro's are that it saves you a lot financially. not only that, but you don't have to worry about them fighting over toys, or if little sue got a barbie now joe has to get a mr. potato head or he is going to ccry, and it's just not fair.

some cons tho, is that if you don't get along with them, the child is going to feel lonely in the house. not to mention it's always good to have a brother or sister to hang out with. it really helps when you're busy, to have that extra child to entertain the other one. plus you have more love, and you will have a biigger family in the future.

Answer 2

This is a very good question,1st i child is normanly cheaper which some may say is a plus but an only child doesn't have the interaction and learn the dos and dont as well (sharing,and compromrise) i was 1 child with 3 brothers and 1 sister we learned a lot from one another and when we went away from home we could see the difference of being an only child and having several children in the family ( this is good)if you do have only one child i would advise to at least have another one if possible.. You may have to adopt , but i will be well worth it// I dont advise married couples not to have children even if they adopt it give them a better prespecrive on life and they see that not everything is black or white but that there are a lot of in betweens they have to deal with which makes them more flexible///

Answer 3

Well I am an only child but have three kids now so i have both sides of it. As a only child I was lonely and had no playmates at home but got all the attention and probably more things cause there was no one else to buy for. Having three of my own I say they always have a friend and constant playmate, but you may have to slack on one to buy shoes for the other.
As an only child I really wished for a brother or sister just to have someone to play with. I think in the end I don't know maybe I would be better at friendship than I am now if I had someone to play with and talk to and I hope that my kids don't ever hate having a playmate they have to share with but everyone has to make their own decision on the matter. I was always set on having 2 kids at least so they have someone to play with but i got lucky I guess youd say I have a 5 yr old and 15m old twins.

Answer 4

hmm i have three i'll try to answer this.

PRO: more money/time/energy to spend on them, no competition/fighting with siblings., cleaner house for mom and dad.

CON: No in-house playmates, being lonely? them bearing sole responsibility for you and your husbands elderly/sick care.

I asked my daughter what would be the cons of her being an only child, her main answer was not having anyone to play with.. Her and her siblings play together for most of the day.

Answer 5

All the only-children that I have met have greater difficulty socializing, or have peculiar behaviour (ie, I know one person who will not shut up and doesn't pick on subtle clues of listeners).

Another (unqualified) generalization - they do not share very well and this also continues into adult life.

Pros- you only have to go through it once

Another con - you only get to experience it once

Answer 6

it depends on raising and the child. my daughter has one child,she spend a lot of time with other children,family so she is well rounded, some children are harder to get away from their mother because of insecurity. it can be cheaper to have just one.

Answer 7

i'm an only child, and the pros are: more attention, more time for persuing my interests, no sibling rivalry

cons: loneliness, boredom, risk of being spoilt

Answer 8

i'm an only child, and my mom died of cancer this year. i wish i had siblings. :) just food for thought....