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A Research Conducted By Roberts And Blanton

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In a research conducted by Roberts and Blanton, they found out that the number of families in the U.S. having only child are getting higher compared to the past generations having many children. And they also discovered that this widely statistical change, draws many adversely thoughts and speculations about being an only child or having an only child through the research of Polit and Falbo (125). The main judgement is being isolated because of not having any companions at home with their age, like having siblings that they can relate to their lives. Some other negative things are about their personalities and characteristics, such as being a spoiled, selfish, aggressive, bossy, etc. and the list goes on. However, Hawke and Knoxs state in their research that there were ninety-eight percent of the surveys concluded that being an only child is a benefit. Furthermore, some of the only children commented that, “My life was more private than if I had siblings – I had my own room” and “I got most of the things that I wanted like band instruments and folks took me with them to Europe” (215). Aside from the advantages that every only children gets, the parents is also in favor of this because they only have one child to support and that will make them to spend less. Hereby, this stereotypical myths of people about being an only child are widely unreasonable due to the fact that many only children’s lives will be in good hands because the child 's needs will be provided instantly as

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