They are not too good at sharing nor can they handle conflicts.

The single kids grow up not having to share anything with anyone. They consider their own thing to be solely their own belongings. So they are generally not too comfortable with sharing their things. They generally are very uncomfortable if anyone takes their stuff without their consent as they consider that to be a gross invasion of privacy. They become the center of their parent’s attention. All parents consider their kids to be the apple of their eye, irrespective of the number of kids they have. But when they have only one kid it is like they are the sole reason for their existence. They generally smother the child with too much attention and adoration. There comes a point when the children can become too overbearing. This leaves the kid too annoyed or too overprotected. Once they are the sole center of their parent’s attention, they lose their own say and in a way they lose their independence. They can’t blame anyone else for any misdoing. One of the best thing about having siblings is the fact that you can blame them for any wrong thing that is done by you. Many a time you can actually get away with putting the blame on your siblings. But as a single child, they do not have anyone to put the blame on. Even if they do something remotely wrong they are the ones who have to accept that they are at fault. They cannot get away with anything as they do not have anyone else to put the blame on for any misdoing. They are the sole person responsible for their family’s future. All children are responsible for looking after the family once they are older. But when you have a sibling you have someone with whom you can share the responsibility with. You can easily slack a little bit at times as you know someone else will be there to help out. But n only child has all the responsibility on their shoulder itself. They have no one to share the responsibility with. As a child that is a lot of responsibility to think about. So though being a single child has its own set of advantages, there are quite a few disadvantages that a child faces growing up. A sibling is generally the first friend a child has grown up, so that is always a big miss for anyone who is a single child.