2007-03-09 09:25:40 · 17 answers · asked by ~*~Dreamer~*~ 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
give him a sibling. hey mother, wanna go halves on another???
2007-03-09 09:28:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try to get him around other kids, both older and younger. Hopefully he will develop a very close friendship and that person can be like a sibling to him. At the very least, he won't be lonely and lacking for playmates. Let him know he gets more toys and Christmas and birthdays because he doesn't have any sibling!
My cousin was an only child and he grew up just fine. In fact, he's very outgoing.
2007-03-09 17:29:17 · answer #2 · answered by Stimpy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I am an only child and when I was little I was involved in a lot of activities...you can sign him up for lessons (tennis, swimming, etc), karate, sports, music...anything that will get him around other kids....being social helps, but there is no real substitute for siblings in my opinion...I don't know about him but I am 23 and I am still sad that I never had any siblings =(
2007-03-09 17:34:40 · answer #3 · answered by Punjabi_Princess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can find someone who has kids around your childs age and have the child come play with yours on a regular basis. You can always get your child a puppy or kitty to help take his mind off it, sometimes a pet can be the best thing for an only child. Depending on your age, there is always a chance you will remarry and have another child at some point.
2007-03-09 17:29:23 · answer #4 · answered by Kevin J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was divorced for ten years with only one child that I could have. I would have done anything to give her a sister/brother. However, I tend to allow her to have friends over on the weekend all the time and this kind of compensates for someone to play with and relate to. Get involved in play groups or go to the park and meet other people. Invite any kids he is fond of at church/school home even if for a couple of hours.
2007-03-09 17:39:47 · answer #5 · answered by magnoliabelle67 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is not sad about not having siblings unless you make him. Don't bring things up that don't need to be, unless he asks first. Even then give a child as little info a possible. Their little minds are not developed like ours are, they can't process this kind of info. Stop thinking you can protect them from everything in life. All you do is screw them up from the other direction. Damn mothers are the worse about things like this.
2007-03-09 17:32:20 · answer #6 · answered by Just a friend. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know how you feel. I split up from my daughter's father 2 years ago. My suggestion is:
Spend some quality time with him, reading, outdoors and especially in playgroups or some kind, or lessons that makes him interact with other children. Ei, swimming, hockey, sports, guitar etc. This way he is around other children, will see that there are alot of single parents out there any probably lots of children like him (only child, divorced parents). This should help with his confidence level.
This is what I did with my daughter at least.
Everybody is different but I hope this helps you.
2007-03-09 17:33:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As an only child myself growing up my mom let me have friends sleep over and in the summers i went and stayed with my aunt where I had lots of cousins. My mom also played games with me and to this day she is my very best friend. I never was lonely because I also madr friends with kids that live in my neighborhood so we would play together all the time.
2007-03-09 17:30:50 · answer #8 · answered by onlyoneshea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I imagine it's tough to be a single mom. I'm assuming you're not in a relationship right now? In that case, try to spend lots of time with him. Have him get actively involved in sports or any other thing he shows interest in and support him in that. He will make friends. If you let him know you love him and support him then he will not feel that he has to have siblings to be happy.
2007-03-09 17:34:59 · answer #9 · answered by PeterPan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm an only child of a single mother, I always had friends and my cousins to play with, as long as your child has ample social interactions with other kids his(her) age, he(she) will be just fine.
2007-03-09 17:34:31 · answer #10 · answered by Winter Glory 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can get ur child a pet...a dog would be the best pet you could get him since they are loving and also love kids especially golden retrivers or a labrador.or u could just adopt another child but if ur not to taking care of another child then a pet would be ur best choice.you could also take your chiold to a place where there are alot of other kids his age and he could play with them and stuff like that.
2007-03-09 17:29:38 · answer #11 · answered by Tati 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋