Only Child

The Joy of Only Children

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jun 11, 2013

Lauren Sandler, an only child and the mother of one, makes a humorous and honest case for being and having an only child. In One and Only: The Freedom of Having an Only Child and the Joy of Being One Sandler looks at the larger societal costs of having more than one child and examines what the rise of the single-child family means for our economy, environment, and families.

Who do you think is better off—only children or children with siblings?

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