Sticking Up for Siblings

Who's Deciding the Size of Britain's Families?

• Author(s): Colin Brazier, Therese Wallin,
• Publisher: Civitas, Institute for the Study of Civil Society
• Pages: 127
• ISBN_10: 1906837554
  ISBN_13: 9781906837556
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Sociology / General , Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family , Social Science / Children's Studies ,

Description:... Why is it that children without siblings in this country are almost twice as commonplace as they were a generation ago? Surely it is a natal no-brainer? Childcare, time off work, the price of an extra bedroom. To cap it all, the Government has slashed child benefit. Little wonder then that more than half of couples with an only child say they cannot afford another. Better to channel those scarce parental resources into giving the best chances to one. Colin Brazier asks whether there is a cost - for parents, society and children themselves.