Are children with siblings assertive

Answer 1

Yes they are!

I'm a younger sister to an older sister and I also have the varying friends from only child families to multiple children families. On top of that I have just completed an investigation on sibling assertiveness.

From my investigation I concluded that children in multiple sibling families are much more assertive in both cognitive (thinking process) assertiveness and behavioural assertiveness.

Here is an explanation as to why: Siblings whom grow up together and interact with each other would of course conflict with one another. they would fight for things when they want to be spoilt but in time learn to share.

In an only child family the child would not have as much conflicting emotions. the parent's attention would be sorely on that one child and so the child would be able to gain all the love and attention they desire.

As the siblings grow they would start to enjoy the same routines/ activities. They would be able to think quick to jests of which one another would do which in turn would help self confidence in public speaking/ public performance.

With an only child they could turn out two different ways. One; they might become spoilt as the child's parents would indulge the child in many different ways thinking that the more material possessions the child has the more "affection" the parents show. Two; the single child may become extremely mature due to learning many life lessons on their own without having someone their own age conversing with them in a way for them to understand.

But in both, the single child would result to not easily acquire social skills. They might become the solitary type who does not converse with people their own age easily by choice, or attention seekers whom look for favourable remarks when feeling insecure.

Siblings would bond by helping each other when confronting parents about various subjects. An only child would be pressured by it's parents and submit by thinking this is might just be how things work.

In turn; children with siblings are more assertive by the training each give each other as they grow.

But with only children if they have someone close to them who isn't their biological relative and is a friend they grew up with this would work just as well as siblings.