Are only children more respectful and get on better with their parents?
I have read that only children are usually very close and get on well with their parents compared to those with siblings >> Based on my childhood, I would say the parents establish a good bond with an only child and thus maintain a good relationship whereas parents that have several kids may become overwhelmed, partial to one kid over the other, start competitive/hostile ‘games’ between their kids or just plain out do a bad job of parenting and set up conflicts between them self (parents) and their kids, whether an only child or several kids. In my experience, it is always up to the powerful, guiding adult to set up the kind of relationship they want with their kids…….not the helpless, vulnerable child. and also that they tend to do better at school and aren’t so rebellious and disrespectful as teenagers. >> Teenagers, or any kid, are only ‘rebellious and disrepectful’ WHEN their parent(s) or other influencial figure has taught, trained and conditioned the kid to be/act that way. R
It depends on the parents and how they bring the only child up, my mums husbands son from a previous marriage is an only child and he has been spoilt, is very arrogant and insulting to people and did poorly at school, i have two brothers and my mum bought us up well, i think if you have siblings you become more respectful of others and their feelings and how to tolerate others, which only children may not do.
I guess it mostly depends on how the parents are. Parents of a single child have a tendency of spoiling their child. If you do have another child i would not wait too long because then your child would be jealous and require more attention. The only child tends to not share as well as children who have siblings. But on the good side you will not be as stressed hearing your children argue and bicker constantly. lol. About the respect thing, it is all on how the parent teaches them. When they are little most children are not very respectful, don’t lose courage because they eventually mature and become more respectful over time.
