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Nov 2016
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Only Child Syndrome: Brats, Myths and Li...

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What sort of behavior, personality and life can we expect from an only child? A lot of cultural expectations persist about the singleton, from the spoiled Veruca Salt of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” to the “little emperors” who rose up in the w 
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