The negative stereotypes of only children are pervasive despite a growing trend toward
single‐child families and evidence of the only child's strengths. People maintain definite …

Do parents have any important long-term effects on the development of their child's
personality? This article examines the evidence and concludes that the answer is no. A new …

This updated review of the research literature regarding only children starts with Adier's
writings, summarizes the research conducted in the 20th century, and provides examples of …

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK How much credit do parents deserve when their
children turn out welt? How much blame when they turn out badly? Judith Rich Harris has a …

We document that China's One-Child Policy (OCP), one of the most radical approaches to
limiting population growth, has produced significantly less trusting, less trustworthy, more …

A sample of children, initially 12 years old, in the People's Republic of China participated in
this 2-year longitudinal study. Data on parental warmth, control, and indulgence were …

Urban daughters have benefited from the demographic pattern produced by China's one–
child policy. In the system of patrilineal kinship that has long characterized most of Chinese …

Background Dental fear and anxiety (DFA) is a major issue affecting children's oral health
and clinical management. This study investigates the association between children's DFA …

Research on the screen time of young children and its relationship to their cognitive and
social development is controversial. Based on a stratified, random sample of 579 five-year …

Using data from the authors' 1998-99 survey of 1,040 eighth graders in Wuhan, China, this
study explores the differences between single-girl and single-boy families with regard to …