👓A View on Parenting an Only Child

It's more about the 'how' than the 'how many'

Image by Blandine JOANNIC from Pixabay | Fun fact: Female orangutans usually give birth to a single baby approximately every eight years. That's one of the longest interbirth intervals among mammals.

Parenting an only child is like sailing a ship without a crew. You've got no sense of the wind, no deep understanding of the tides, no innate connection with the ocean's rhythms.

And you're supposed to confidently take shots for your kiddo while they huff and puff like… a singleton.

One day, you'll dock, and looking back at the horizon, everything will appear sunny and clear. As philosopher Soren Kierkegaard said,

“Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forward.”

Today, let's look at what raising an only child means. Some of your biggest fears might be clouds meandering along the sky.

This is the only sure thing about raising an only child

Whether your child will grow up a balanced and confident person with friends and a fulfilling life of their own…

… or spoiled, bossy, friendless, and miserable…

… depends on how you guide them through childhood, NOT on how many siblings they have.

With a calibrated morals & values compass, all of your children will turn out fine. All you need is…