| Only child parenting carries its own
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| | lead him in the direction of widening his
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| special problems and one of these is
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| | circle of friends.
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| ensuring that your child learns to
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| | Tip 4. Choosing a school for your child
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| interact with others from an early age in
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| | can be difficult at the best of times
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| order to be able to face the rigors of
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| | but, when it comes to selecting a school
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| the modern world. However, with a little
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| | for an only child, try to select a school
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| bit of thought and some careful planning
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| | in the immediate neighborhood so that
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| this is not too difficult a task.
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| | your child will have friends who are
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| Although there are many advantages to
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| | close at hand.
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| being an only child, one disadvantage is
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| | Tip 5. When planning a family holiday try
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| that only children can face difficulties
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| | to ensure that you stay somewhere where
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| in developing the skills that are needed
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| | there will be other children of your own
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| to relate to and interact with others
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| | child's age. Alternatively, consider
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| once they find themselves entering the
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| | arranging for another child to join you
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| adult world. For this reason it is
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| | on holiday or team up with another family
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| important for parents of only children to
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| | for a joint holiday.
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| start preparing their child for this from
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| | Tip 6. If your child seems happy to enjoy
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| an early age.
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| | solitary pastimes such as reading you may
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| Here are seven tips to set your only
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| | be tempted to try to discourage him from
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| child on the right path.
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| | spending so much time reading and to push
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| Tip 1. An excellent way of start the
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| | him towards other more sociable
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| process of loosening your child's
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| | activities, such as sport. Rather than
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| reliance on you and introducing him to
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| | following this route, work with your
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| other children in a safe and stimulating
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| | child's interest and encourage him to
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| environment is to enroll him in a
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| | broaden his interest into a group
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| kindergarten. This also has the added
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| | environment, in this case by perhaps
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| advantage of easing him into school when
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| | joining a reading group.
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| the time comes.
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| | Tip 7. If your child shows little
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| Tip 2. Invite other children into your
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| | interest in team sports or group
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| house so that your child has the chance
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| | activities then try to gently encourage
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| to get used to interacting with other
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| | him in that direction. Great care is
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| children in a safe and familiar
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| | needed here however and you should move
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| environment.
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| | slowly ensuring that your child follows
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| Tip 3. If your child is having difficulty
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| | your lead willingly, rather than
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| in relating to other children try to
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| | reluctantly. At all costs however avoid
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| encourage him to develop a friendship
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| | the mistake of pushing your child into
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| with just one child initially and, once
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| | something that he really doesn't want to
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| this friendship is established, gradually
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| | do.
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