How Does the Number of Children in a Family Affect Childrens Growth Es

How Does the Number of Children in a Family Affect Children's Growth Do you have brothers or sisters? Or are you the only child in your family? If you have brothers and sisters, you may have feelings about how your siblings care for you, how they influence you and how your parents give their love to you all. And if you are the only child in your family, then you may know how it feels when parents pay their whole attentions to you. Then, how does the number of children in a nuclear family affect the children ¡Ã‚ ¦s psychological growth? The only child in the family usually gets what he wants because he is the apple of his parents ¡Ã‚ ¦ eye which can make the child feel that it is natural to think about only his own needs. While in a more-than-one-child family, a child may not get what he wants because his parents still have other children to care about which can make the child think about his siblings before he speaks out his needs. As time goes on, these two children can have different ideas when dealing with others ¡Ã‚ ¦ desires and their own. As we can see from the above, the effects do exist. And this study will explore both the positive and negative effects on only children and children with siblings according to their birth order. Let ¡Ã‚ ¦s look at the only child family first. Only children can always get their parents ¡Ã‚ ¦ whole attention, which means they are living with their parents ¡Ã‚ ¦ whole love. Parents are likely to try everything to make their only children grow with happiness and comforts. And even the poorest parents are willing to try their best to make their only child live a happy life with them. Take me for example; my parents always buy me all kinds of candies, jelly, potato chips, and drinks in addition to delicious ... ...tion to. Some families can only have one child, like most of the families in China due to the  ¡Ã‚ §One Child Policy ¡Ã‚ ¨, and some families choose to only have one child, so the number of children is fixed. And for those families which have more than one child, the order of the children is fixed. Therefore, parents should pay high attention to the problem that how to maximize the positive effects and minimize the negative effects. And that is what need to studied on too. Works Consulted „X Susan Newman. Ph.D. Parenting An Only Child http://www.familyresource.com/parenting/86/654/ „X Amber E. Ingram, Department of Psychology, Missouri Western State College: The Influence of Birth Order on Anxiety http://clearinghouse.mwsc.edu/manuscripts/288.asp „X Don Dinkmeyer, Gary D. McKay, and Don Dinkmeyer, Jr., Parent Education Leader ¡Ã‚ ¦s Manual Coral Springs, F:1978