What can I do for my only child

I'm not an only child. I have 1 sibling. But I always wished I had more siblings. Especially after my mom passed. I felt alone like I didn't have family anymore. But if you think you can't, then don't feel bad about it.

My daughter was an only child for 10 years before I had my little one. I always just made sure to play w her and engage a lot as if i was a peer. I do think it helped. Although it was unbelievably exhausting for me at some points.. especially in the "let's play barbies forevvver" phase haha. I think it helped her tho a lot because otherwise she really did spend a lot of time alone.. My little sister was an only child in the home because me and my older sis moved out while she was still a toddler.. she ended up developing a small friend group in preschool/elementary and she really relied on them for company a lot. Other than that my dad was alway keeping her busy on weekend w movies, and arcades, and random fun trips and inviting her friends as much as he could to go fun places w them.

Only child here 👋🏽 The biggest problem with someone having (or not having) sibling(s) is that it’s not always the same circumstance with each person. Some people love not having to share everything and getting 100% attention…but constantly getting attention isn’t always great. Others wish they had a built in friend….but not all siblings get along. To make your son’s life great may be easier with him being an only child. There’s no favoritism, no sharing, no comparisons, etc. The only things I hate being an only child is wondering if I would have had a great relationship with my sibling and seeing a lot of my friends becoming aunts and uncles. As well as, knowing my parents are aging and I’ll have to handle all that on my own. Decisions and emotions. That’s just my experience though. You not having another child will not be the end of the world for your son. You being able to give him everything he needs and showering him with love is all that matters!

I also learned very early on that it is ok to be bored and I had a wild imagination because I would play alone when my parents were doing other things.

My daughters an only child, we went to a music class weekly and soft play etc but she didn’t actually play with any other children until she started nursery aged 3, and that was only one day per week. When they are young all they need is you anyway. My daughter now is one of the most outgoing children in her class so I really wouldn’t worry about it.

*following, I think financially we are now secure and can still enjoy 2 holidays a year. i also feel like im too old to have another child now physically and mentally drained. I have 2 sisters we argued so much as kids but since becoming adults we learned to share and now we talk on phone or txt everyday