Being an only child a letter worse than living in a big family (Текст для перевода)

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Being an only child a letter worse than living in a big family.

There are always many speculations about being the only child. It is often said, that distinguishing a person, who has no brothers and sisters is an easy task, especially for the one who has. Many people consider that the only children receive too much care becoming capricious and fretful. Also, these children converse less with other children. The only children sometimes grow up reserved and tight-lipped. Anyway, they are up brought in such a manner, they don’t have to share something with someone. Of course, that doesn’t mean, they are greedy and avid. Nevertheless, the way, the only children behave is a bit different.  Children, while having a younger brother or sister, learn to take care about somebody else rather quickly. They also get used to have responsibility from little up, living in a society and so on. Having a brother or sister is great, as you always have a playmate, and a person to talk to, or to be cared by, when parents are busy.

Still, there are many disadvantages of living in a big family. It’s a bit more difficult for parents to look after several kids. Sometimes it even comes up to a question of money. Many young parents having unexpected twins become confused. Moreover, nowadays many parents prefer having a child after making a successful career, it is to have a child at the age of more than 30, what is not really good for having more than one child. However, in traditional, so-called Victorian family of XIX century to have 5 or 6 children, and living in a family consisting of many members was not uncommon.

The only child gets the whole care and parents love, one can obtain. On the other hand, being the only parents’ hope can sometimes be a bit stressful. Parents often demand too much from their children, what is explainable, as they want their successor to be the best, even better, than the parents are. In any case, parents concentrate on their only child, not to disregard it. Otherwise a child will feel lonesome. For a child living in a big family being kept in the background by more talented brother or sister is a fairly common problem, and causes complexes, such as inferiority complex.

Thus, there is no definite opinion, what is better: to be an only child, or to be one of the many, and, actually, children cannot choose. That’s just a question of a family the children live in, and the parents, taking care, looking after and bringing up the children.

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