NEW YORK - No brothers or sisters? No problem, according to a U.S. study that found growing up without siblings did not diminish teenagers’ social skills.
A study of more than 13,000 middle and high school students found that only children were selected as friends by schoolmates as often as youngsters with brothers and sisters.
“I don’t think anyone has to be concerned that if you don’t have siblings, you won’t learn the social skills you need to get along with other students in high school,” said researcher Donna Bobbitt-Zeher of Ohio State University.
Where you the only child?.
A study of more than 13,000 middle and high school students found that only children were selected as friends by schoolmates as often as youngsters with brothers and sisters.
“I don’t think anyone has to be concerned that if you don’t have siblings, you won’t learn the social skills you need to get along with other students in high school,” said researcher Donna Bobbitt-Zeher of Ohio State University.
Where you the only child?.
