I think that being an only child in family has benefits and disadvantages. As an only child I can deeply process this topic that based on my personal opinion which allows me to see both sides of this issue.
One advantage of being an only child is that when you born you become the most significant part of lives of your relatives. And when relatives realise it , they start to cherish their child.So parents can tend to have more lenient attitude towards the child’s mistakes and failures. They often forgive many wrong things that their child can do and also be less strict and more flexibility to the child. Another benefit is that parents often allocate more attention and time to their only child. It can contribute to child’s development in education and improve social skils as personality. Another benefit is that in family with only child parents have more money per child and it takes them fewer financial resources to provide high-quality education in the future.
However, there are also some disadvantages.One problem is that when parents have the only one child due to excessive care parents may become overprotective that can lead to negative outcome for child development in terms of independence and autonomy. Another problem may be being in position as only child in family , child has lack of social interaction with siblings. It can deter them from being confident in informal social situations and lead them to shyness and social anxiety. Also the only one child may find themselves under huge pressure parents’ succeed expectations.
In conclusion I think being of the only one child has its advantages and disadvantages. And ultimately the child’s personality traits depends on not exactly number of siblings but way how parents nurture their child.