Does Only Mean Lonely?

Posted on 15 Sep 2008 | 1 comment

Most parents spend a large amount of time pondering the ‘shall we have another’ dilemma. Big families are fun, but horrifically expensive, noisy and draining. Only children benefit far more in terms of time, attention, and sheer available moola.

According to the Liverpool Victoria insurance company, the current cost of raising a child from birth to 21 is £186,000… multiply that by even two and the numbers start to add up!

In the UK, the number of families with an ‘only child’ has been steadily increasing since 1972, so the ‘sensible head’ is obviously prevailing more and more.

Further to the article I linked to in August on the benefits of large families, there’s an interesting one in today’s Telegraph discussing the benefits and drawbacks of being an only child.

(picture is of Lauren Bacall – a mildly successful and sighingly beautiful ‘only child’)

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