Only Child Not Less Socially Equipped In School
Monday, August 16, 2010 - 12:42
in Psychology & Sociology
A long-standing argument for public schools over home-schooling and more kids versus one is the social aspect. Honestly, sending kids to school so they can learn to feel bad about their clothing is not that great, despite well-funded union public relations campaigns to that effect. And being an only child is not so bad either, new research suggests. A study of more than 13,000 middle and high school students across the country found that 'only children' were selected as friends by their schoolmates just as often as were peers who grew up with brothers and sisters. read more