[shattered]

Yes I believe this can be true. Is it true though that a disproportionate number of only children commit violent crimes...that is what I want to know.

I had 3 siblings and as a teen remember feeling isolated and alone much of the time. I think that parents have a responsibility to help their children find a passion or activities to keep them busy and social - only children or not!

[Quix]

I don’t recall.

Perhaps the good Doc can recall statistics better than I on such matters.

—do only children end up in trouble statistically more often than those with siblings.

My best guess is that

that issue

is a lesser discrimminating variable.

PARENTING is the KEY variable.

However, all other things held equal . . . I don’t know. Great question.