Advantages N Disadvantages Of Having One Baby

There comes a time when we make it a point to have just one child and give him/ her the best in life. But then on one hand there are many modern couples who believe that they should have two kids to complete the cycle of having a complete family. Today, everything in our society has become way to expensive and when you have two babies to look after, expenses will only increase. This makes it difficult in keeping up with the family expenses and other related factors of parenting too.

If you plan to have only one baby, you should be aware that parenting will get tough by the day. When your baby reaches a certain age, there will be a lot of problems when it comes to parenting them. Problems like boredom, lack of companionship and many such others will arise. So parents, if you have one baby at present, think twice before planning the second one.

Advantages N Disadvantages Of Having One Baby

Take a look at some of the advantages and disadvantages of having just one baby.

Advantages

Attention

When you have just one baby, your attention as parents is given to your one and only child. This full diverted attention will help in bringing up your child in the perfect manner. Your baby will be blessed to have all the attention given by his/ her parents and the attention by the grand folks too.

Expenditure

The advantage of having one baby cuts down on costs. Today, our lifestyle has become so severely expensive that we at times find it difficult to make ends meet.

Educational facilities

With the rise in schooling, expenditure and the high courses today's kids want becomes difficult. Therefore, when you have one baby, you can afford to give him/ her the best education possible.

Disadvantages

No companion

One of the main disadvantages when it comes to having one baby is lack of companionship for your child. Babies need someone to play with and look up to other than their parents and siblings who play an important role here.

Over protection

When you have one baby, parenting gets a little tough. When there is only one baby under your care, you tend to be over-protective of your child and this is not good for the child when he/ she grows old.

Boredom sets in

If you have only one baby, chances of boredom sets in for both the parent and the child. This makes parenting a lot more tougher especially when the baby grows older. Parents will have to find other means in keeping their child active and busy.

These are some of the advantages and disadvantages of having only one baby.

Story first published: Friday, September 13, 2013, 16:52 [IST]
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