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Is it possible to raise a contented only child? Can we be happy with only one child? The answer to both of these questions is a resounding yes.

In recent years, the number of couples choosing to have one child has risen sharply. Whether it's by choice or fate, having a single child presents unique considerations, opportunities, and advantages. Social psychologist Susan Newman, who has been studying single-child families since the 1980s, shatters the myths of the lonely, spoiled only child, and provides in-depth coverage of the critical issues including:

• Making the right family size decision for you

• Withstanding the pressure to have another

• Maintaining a balance of power in a three-member household

• Single-parenting the only child

• Setting boundaries with a child who is used to having your undivided attention

• Fostering high achievement, creativity, and independence in only children

Parenting an Only Child The Joys and Challenges

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      Publisher: Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
      Publication Date: 14/08/2001
      ISBN13: 9780767906296, 978-0767906296
      ISBN10: 0767906292

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Is it possible to raise a contented only child? Can we be happy with only one child? The answer to both of these questions is a resounding yes.

      In recent years, the number of couples choosing to have one child has risen sharply. Whether it's by choice or fate, having a single child presents unique considerations, opportunities, and advantages. Social psychologist Susan Newman, who has been studying single-child families since the 1980s, shatters the myths of the lonely, spoiled only child, and provides in-depth coverage of the critical issues including:

      • Making the right family size decision for you

      • Withstanding the pressure to have another

      • Maintaining a balance of power in a three-member household

      • Single-parenting the only child

      • Setting boundaries with a child who is used to having your undivided attention

      • Fostering high achievement, creativity, and independence in only children

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