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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think they are more independent and also tend to have more advanced communication skills. They also seem to have more confidence on average, probably because they feel extremely secure in their parents love. However, they can also struggle more with peer conflict because they don’t get any practice with siblings.[/quote]This perfectly describes my only child, especially the part about peer conflict. It’s what she struggles with the most and it has worsened due to the pandemic. [/quote]

PP here and yep— I was writing from experience. The pandemic has been tough on onlies. My DD has always been super attached to her dad and I, but the reduced opportunities for socialization have intensified that while making it harder for her to get along with other kids. But what are you going to do? We had secondary infertility and don’t have a choice in the matter.[/quote]

As with everything, it depended on how you handled it. We have an only who was in 2nd when this started. We did the isolation thing for a month and then after he was crying because he missed his friends said screw it and let him play outside with 2-3 kids whose families we trusted. It made a world of difference and he is just fine now. The families we allowed him to hang with were not traveling and we cancelled play if any kid had the sniffles or a fever. He played baseball when that returned in the fall and continued on with Scouts which followed social distancing guidelines when we met outdoors. Or tried to. Everyone did wear masks at all events. DS returned to in-person school as soon as he was able to.

I understand that different people made different decisions but we felt the mental well being of our then 7 year old was as important as everyone's physical health. We didn't have anyone who was at high risk in the house and the Grandparents are in the Mid West and on the West Coast so we were not seeing them so it was the right call for us. I get that people were in a different place.

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