I'm the only child of a single mother. She always did the best she could with what little she had, which is why she chose not to have any other children. At 30, I can appreciate this decision and ...

But there are experiences unique to being an only child — and parenting one. The diagnosis of “Only Child Syndrome” — the idea that only children will be less well-adjusted than their ...

My mom recently asked me if I dreaded being an only child when I was little, which I didn't. I didn't tell her that being an adult with no siblings puts a lot of weight on my shoulders.

I never saw her again. For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a completely unwavering belief that being an only child was an awesome blessing. I’ve reassured so many people over the years who ...

A woman candidly opened up about her experience being an only child and how she wished that when she was young, her parents were able to have more children. In a TikTok video, a young woman ...

Psychologist Dr. Brianna Gaynor grew up as an only child, and she remembers it being fun. “I enjoyed having my things, my mother's full attention and tons of friends,” she says. “As an only ...

“I wouldn’t swap being my parents’ best friend for anything in the world,” Nina*, a 30-year-old only child, told me. So is this closer bond that most only children have with parents a good ...

“I have no brothers or sisters to take turns with me,” says Lori, 49. Lori is an only child. The family type is becoming more common, with about 22% of women at the end of their childbearing ...

Being an only child, Hall declared in 1907, "is a disease in itself." In the decades that followed, scores of "experts" relying on equally dubious methods echoed Hall's spurious claims ...

We found that single-child families in Britain, on average, tend to be better off. However, over time being an only child has become more associated with potentially disadvantaged conditions ...