Rethinking ‘Only’ Children

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Hour 2

1101100719_400Is it time to dispel the negative stereotype of ‘onlies?’ We talk to journalist LAUREN SANDLER on her recent of TIME magazine cover story about how only-children are not lonely, over-privileged and self-centered. And we’ll also talk to TONI FALBO, professor of educational psychology and sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, who has been studying ‘onlies’ since the 70s.

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