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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids are still young, so my perceptions may change. But 2nd grade DD's two closest friends are both onlies. My observation is that they struggle a lot more with the challenges of interpersonal interaction and expect a lot more adult support to navigate them. It is very common for them to have a meltdown over something not going their way during a playdate/party. They are great kids, and in the long run I'm sure this evens out. But at elementary age, my kids seem a lot more resilient and able to independently navigate interpersonal interactions...mostly because they have to fight it out amongst themselves all the time :)[/quote]

My only essentially never has that problem. Can’t remember the last time that happened with her. [/quote]

Mine either. He was in daycare and then Preschool because we both worked. We arranged playdates and found opportunities for him to play with other kids. He does not have a sibling but he has been among other kids in a school or play or social environment his entire life. And all of our friends who have more then one kid know that we are up for their kid being dropped off to play with ours if we are home. We arrange a lot of the get togethers. DS is old enough now that he is going out and knocking on his neighborhood friends doors to see if they want to play but many of his friends are a bit further away so we still do some arranging when he asks us to. That will change when they start getting phones, but that is still a few years off.[/quote]

This is my experience too.  My only has been around kids at daycare, preschool, and elementary all his life.  He can see the bigger picture and does not get hung up on the little stuff (like who got more legos etc).  He actually helps resolve conflicts between siblings so they can get back to the fun stuff.  It is really great to watch his confidence and security in action.[/quote]

This was our DD as well. She went with the flow easily in social situations. Still does.  But as a PP mentioned, I was guilty of doing too much for her for too long because it was easier. So she was a little behind on the life skills types of things but that was on me. [/quote]

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