Author Archive
Friday, August 27th, 2010
One and Only Child
I am going to start posting links to news stories that I find related to our blog topic. I am not taking responsibility for the work, but trying to provide the most comprehensive only-child resource on the web. There are precious few sites dedicated to the only child experience (for the child OR the parent) [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Only Child Parenting,Only Child Truths by Alicia E. Staz
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Just One Child – Selfish or Realistic?
Often, when people trying to convince me having an only child is the wrong choice exhaust all the traditional (and now debunked) myths, they try a different tactic: “You’re just selfish.” Why? Because I acknowledge my inability to give any more of who I am to another person? They say you can’t get blood from [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Only Child Myths,Only Child Parenting by Alicia E. Staz
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Adult Only Child Perspective
by Bernice Sorensen I am an only child and for the last ten years I have been collecting stories from adult onlies about their experience of growing up and living their life as an only. My own experience convinced me that even today being an only child carries a stigma. There is a lot of [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Only Child Truths by Alicia E. Staz
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Life is Wild!
By Elaine Stephen I am 52. Yes, it surprises me too! My son is 7, adopted and an only child. Life is wild! When I say wild, I don’t mean my life is chaotic and out of control. I mean it’s fun, busy, challenging, heart warming and humbling. Several times a day my son makes [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in General Information,Only Child Parenting,Only Child Success Stories,Only Child Truths by Alicia E. Staz
Friday, July 9th, 2010
Time Magazine Supports Only Child Myth
I didn’t think I would see the day. Time Magazine’s July 19th edition (due to hit newsstands today) contains a cover story called “The Only Child Myth”. You can read an excerpt here, but I for one will be buying the issue at my local grocery store. The only-children myth started in 1896 when Granville [...]
