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Why One-Child Families Matter
Brief Description
Around 45% of families in the UK are now one-child families, increasingly by choice but also due to factors outside parents' control, such as the cost of living, infertility, relationship breakdown and birth trauma. Whatever their circumstances, parents are often told that their child will struggle...
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Why One-Child Families Matter explores the realities of raising and being an only child, showing that a child’s wellbeing depends on more than family size. Drawing on research and insights from hundreds of families, it offers strategies to help one-child families thrive.
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Description
Around 45% of families in the UK are now one-child families, increasingly by choice but also due to factors outside parents' control, such as the cost of living, infertility, relationship breakdown and birth trauma. Whatever their circumstances, parents are often told that their child will struggle with friendships, be lonely, or be spoiled, and they may frequently be asked if they are having more children, which can be intrusive and upsetting.
Why One-Child Families Matter looks at the evidence surrounding one-child families, showing how childhood experiences and outcomes are complex and shaped by much more than the number of siblings a child has. With strategies to support only children, and contributions from hundreds of one-child families, it reveals the ways that one-child families can thrive.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781780668338
Publisher: Montag & Martin Limited
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 20 November 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Montag & Martin Limited
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 9.0mm
Width: 110.0mm
Height: 175.0mm
Weight: 132g
Pages: 160
About the Author
Professor Amy Brown is in the Department of Public Health, Policy and Social Sciences at Swansea University, UK, where she directs LIFT, the centre for Lactation, Infant Feeding and Translation. Over the past fifteen years, following three children and a PhD, she has studied psychological, cultural, and societal obstacles to breastfeeding, focusing on reframing it from an individual mothering issue to a broader public health concern. She has published over 100 papers on challenges women face in feeding their babies during the first year.
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