Wat r the disadvantages and advantages an only child in the family could have?

Question

though i am not an only child in the family....i jus wanted to know because its fun to know things that u dont know..

Answer 1

I'm an only child, and grew up just fine.
advantages:
finacial is dedicated to only one child, you don't have to support more than 1. (as in medical, health benefits, school)
attention is dedicated to only one child and there are neices and nephews to play with
Kid grows up with a personality similar to a first born.

disadvantages
don't have another child to interact with, fight, play, irritate, toment
have to support aging parents on their own w/o aid from siblings

Answer 2

Advantage: They're fast and efficient (to a degree). They are NEVER wrong, a computer is never wrong because the result is based on the user. The phrase "garbage in, garbage out" is a phrase that describes a computer, the computer will never give you false results based on the information it's given, only the information it's given (based on the user) will be false in order to give you an error. Disadvantages: The biggest disadvantage of a computer is privacy issues, there are millons of other people online that, if they knew how to hack, could access your private information, and since there are millions, the probability of people knowing how to do it yields a large base of hackers. As far as a computer goes, the technology of a computer is said to double in speed and be half in size every 18 months, it's even cutting down to lows of 6 or so months if you watch the market. The security of a computer is becoming better, but humans are very faulty, the work they do is very easily exploited and thus the internet and other programs you use can be breached and your information can be stolen.

Answer 3

Children that grow up with adults by themselves are generally smarter . On the other hand they could become spoiled by all that attention . They have a problem, maybe, later on in life to share .For a loving parent it must be hard to say 'no' and mean it .
I was an only child and that is exactly what happened . I was spoiled until I was married and one day woke up in the hospital with a child of my own .It changed my life forever. LOL
Thank Goodness .

Answer 4

While the child is growing up they could get bored. It's always nice to have someone to share with esspecially when thier friends are all busy. When they grow up they will have each other to share family stories with and when your gone they won't be left alone in the world.

Answer 5

Unwanted attention, is all I can sum up!! imagine being the youngest child and the only child too! can't do this, can't do that! oh, horror! but the fun side is I get more money!!

Answer 6

advantage - this child would most likely get more attention from the parents, probably less child related injuries.....siblings close to the same ages always fight and at least one of them always gets hurt.

Answer 7

Disadvantages:
1. If both parents work, you spend a lot of time alone.
2. No other kids to joke around with.
3. Always trying to please your parents for approval.
4. Difficulties relating to peers.
5. Lack of social skills.

I can't think of any possitives.

Answer 8

advantages: not having to share with anyone, no babysitting, more attention, more time to do your own stuff

disadvantages: no one to blame stuff on, lonely not having a kid around

Answer 9

you get more attetion more things that you would get if you dont have sibblings

Answer 10

None... there's shouldn't be....and there's should never be!