"Single children face social behavioral problems because they do not grow up with their siblings. As they miss out daily interaction, they prefer to remain lonely. Therefore, these children are generally termed as spoilt and selfish kids," said Dr R P Singh, head, department of pediatrics, GSVM Medical College. Studying the traits of children under various age groups, they found that students under the age group of 17-19 years showed signs of psycho-social problems and psychological disorders like aggressiveness, loneliness and depression. As per the study, around 38% children, having no siblings, were found to be suffering from psycho-social problems, while 54% had psycho-somatic problems like depression.
"In such students of age group 17-19 years, aggressiveness, loneliness and depression are the most common problems. Due to less social interaction, these children face problems in expressing themselves and have an introvert nature. Ultimately, such children have a propensity to act against natural tendencies to fit socially. This leads to an uncomfortable situation for the child emotionally and psychologically. It was also found that a single child is more vulnerable to psycho-somatic problems like recurrent bouts of abdominal pain, body dimorphic disorder, indigestion and hysterical fits. However, the doctors said that the problem can be tackled in case of only child if parents ensure that lack of sibling interaction is replaced with other opportunities to socialize. It has been found that school interactions and participation in child-oriented activities help the child to learn socializing skills and develop self esteem.
Anita Chaudhary
(Clinical Psychologist)
Asha USA Mini Medicine Citi
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