Is having children better than being an only child?

Having a large family can be difficult from time to time. It can be frustrating growing up with
siblings for several reasons. In the majority of latin countries, it's normal to have a huge
family. Can be due from having a lack of information on sex education or just tradition. On
the other hand, childrens who grew up as an only child have a different life. Both lifes can
have their disadvantages but also some advantages. In this essay we are going to talk about
them and discuss how this can change the lives of children.

The first side will be the childrens who do not have siblings. They have quite a reputation.
Being called “lonely child” is a common word to describe them. Regardless of that, only
children have a wider range of opportunities than people with siblings. The first one is: The
only child gets the parents' undivided love and attention. It may sound quirky but in reality, it
has a big weight on a child's lives. Having siblings can cause favoritism between them and
can affect the mental health of a child. This does not mean that in every family some siblings
have some sort of privileges. It just means that can happen more often.

However, this benefit can also have a negative effect. The reason being that the child could
develop "little emperor syndrome". Situation in which the parents lavish so much on one
child that the child becomes spoiled and behaves like a little overlord. This may be the reason
why people think of only children as selfish.

The second advantage is: kids may grow up to be more independent and able to defend
themselves better (if your parents haven't spoiled you by tending to your each and every
need). The lack of siblings can possibly make a child not dependent on relying so much on
someone, different from a person who has brothers or sisters. We can say they may “grow
up” faster than other childrens.

Despite that, the lack of help from older siblings may put too much pressure on the parents
and cause conflict. As we said in the previous paragraph, they are more independent because
of not having anyone to share the pressure. Children may feel trapped or feel like they need to
do more that they can.

Now we move to the side of children who have siblings. The care and safe environment you
have with your siblings makes you feel better. You finally have someone to rely on when
things get messy. But this can cause a major problem too. The responsibility of being a safe
place for your siblings it's mostly taken by the older brother or sister. Which is a huge
problem because we see how some parents make their older children the guardian of their
siblings, causing them to feel exhausted by the plenty of responsibilities.

The second advantage will be: Siblings are like best friends. They can give each other advice.
Will always be by your side no matter what. It's like your partner in crime. Even when they
have different personalities, you will somehow connect to them by who knows who. Yet, the
sense of comparison is a huge deal for siblings. Younger siblings may feel like they need to
be a better version of the older siblings. If the older one was really good in some activity,
some parents will want the younger to follow their lead. Clearly, this only happens if you've
got a bad parent who only thinks of themselves.

To conclude, we see how growing up with siblings or as an only child can have both their
cons and pros. For me, I prefer living with siblings. I cannot imagine a life where I'm an only
child. Maybe I'm being subjective because I have siblings, but I know a life without them will
be so boring and bland.