As a result, first-borns are often higher achievers in later life. In the case of the only child, this individual attention is available throughout childhood and can put then in a very strong position in later adult life. There was a time when having an only child had something of a stigma attached to it. People often assumed that parents had a fertility problem and that no one could be so selfish as to stop at one . Nowadays, that attitude has virtually disappeared.
Parents are open and happy about having an only child.
If a parent is happy, then so will their child be happy. Often parents have no problem sustaining a good relationship and enjoying life when they have only one child to cope with. It is when a second baby appears in a couple of years time that difficulties can surface. A mother of an only child doesn t have to deal with being pregnant and looking after a toddler at the same time. Sleepless nights are certainly less of a problem if you only have one child.