All Parents of one kid - How's your kid doing without a sibling?

I have a 8 year old son who was always lonely. He actually asked Santa for a baby brother a few years back. Three days after Christmas 2006 his baby brother came into this world. He is a great big brother. He helps out tremendously. Although he did get a little jealous at first he is more excited then anything.

I don't have a child but I have a nephew who is 3 like yours.

I think he's fine on his own- he has more time with his parents and all attention is on him. He's fine with other children- he actually loves other children. As for mentally- he's very smart but since there's only him his parents can afford all the books and time to read them with him.

I personally think my nephew is fine on his own however in April he'll have a brother or sister. He seems excited about it though, he always kisses his mothers stomach and talks about the baby.

I think there's many benefits for single and multiple children families.

Personally as a child I would leave my friends to hang out with my older brother. But because of my older brother I also didn't start talking until way later than most children. My brother use to talk for me.

In the end I love having a sibling, and I'm sure my nephew will also love it!

I am 40 and I was an only child. I didn't know any different but looking back it was quite nice. I now have 3 kids and my two daughters fight a lot. I think each wishes they were an only child. I was more mature than my friends with siblings and I could really hold an adult conversation. I was surrounded with kids in the neighborhood and had tons of fun. I think it's fine.

well as a kid that was an only child of 13 yrs be4 my two siblings came i would suggest if your gonna have another dont wait a really long time cuz then ur first child gets used to not having you share you with another kid.

i was a little shy but i dont think having siblings helped or anything since there was such a big gap. but now that im older im less hy but i think that just came with the growing up thing. i think my mom likes it cuz she has a built in babysitter. i think my two siblings like it cuz they like to jump and climb on me.

i know you were looking for parents but i thought you might like a teens procesptive. i hope this helps

We are parents of a 10-year-old boy. We are all quite happy. Our son is very well-adjusted, gets along with other children well, and is very happy. He is very comfortable with other children, of all ages, and is great with his cousins. We are able to do many things with our son that we might not be able to do if we had more than one child - he is able to do most of the extra-curricular activities he asks to do, and we have been on some fabulous trips. We ask him frequently if he is lonely, or wishes he had a sibling, and the answer is always "no way". It isn't an easy choice - we commit ourselves to making sure our son has lots of time with friends and extended family. Good luck!

Everyone is different. I have 2 brothers and feel as if I was an only child because we are so far apart in age. (5 years each) My son is an only child and I think he prefers it that way. I however wish I had a sibling close to my age. It would have been nice.

i decided to have asecond baby when my eldest daughter was 5 years old.she was so excited to have a sibling and she always say it in our evening prayer that she wanted a baby boy.when her prayers was granted she was even more excited but when the baby actually came in she became jealous of the attention we are giving to her baby brother.she resented having a brother....up to now shes turning 11 and shes not yet over it.im always telling her that same attention was given to her when she was like her brother and might gotten even more.she's on top of her class and quite behaving well socially but when it comes to her brother she has no patience.and the younger sibling is developing the same feelings for her.but im still hopeful that when they mature they will learn to need and love each other.the same way i learned to love my elder sis who's my public enemy no 1 when we were young;) so gudluk!

well im an only child im 15 now but i hate it at time and other times i like it

times i hate it:

when you have no one else to talk to

sometime just someone to agruvate besides my mom

no one to blame things for lol

when your an only child your parents are ALOT more scrict cause your the only child they have

times when i like it:

get more things

don't have to worry about dragging your sibling along

center of attention

uhh thats about all i can think of hope i helped