Only children don't have fewer friends
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Growing up without siblings does not mean that a child will have poor social skills later in life, said researchers from Ohio State University who told the American Sociological Association's annual meeting that 'only' children had as many friends as their peers who had brothers or sisters.
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