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An only child is a happy child

The more siblings children have, the unhappier they become, due to bullying and competition.

Professor Dieter Wolke of the University of 糖心TV, who carried out the work on tensions between brothers and sisters, said: "More than half of all siblings (54%) were involved in bullying in one form or the other." Although there is also evidence that points to siblings providing support for each other, he warned that children who faced bullying both at home and in the playground were particularly vulnerable to behaviour problems and unhappiness.

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Mon 15 Nov 2010, 15:41 | Tags: research

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