Parents on MSN

How a TikTok video helped heal my guilt about having only one child

I always hoped to have more than one child. When our family's plans changed, a social media video praising the DIOC—dual ...
The Conversation

There are countless reasons families have only one child – and they won’t grow up to be selfish or spoiled

Are you a parent to one child? Or are you considering having a child in the future, and wondering about what your family size should be? Parents of only children are frequently asked when they are ...
Business Insider

I thought I'd nailed motherhood. Then baby number 2 arrived

Becoming a mom of two has been one of the hardest transitions of my life. Parenting one more child feels like you are parenting about six more. Embracing the chaos has been the only way to survive.
CNN

Ten years after it ended its ‘one-child’ policy, China’s push for more babies isn’t winning its citizens over

Welkin Lei has been doing some paper-napkin calculations in his spare time. As the 30-year-old from Beijing and his wife consider whether to have a second child, they face a question of resources.
Psychology Today

Is Having Only One Child Selfish?

Parents of singletons sometimes grapple with the notion that they are being selfish when they are happy with one offspring and declare one child is enough for them. When doing one-on-one interviews ...