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Only children don't have fewer friends

Child Development
Growing up without siblings does not mean that a child will have poor social skills later in life, said researchers from Ohio State University who told the American Sociological Association's annual meeting that 'only' children had as many friends as their peers who had brothers or sisters.

Earlier research at the university found that younger children without siblings had poorer social skills. However, the latest study found that when only children start school they make just as many friends as their peers.

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