Download or read book Keys to Parenting the Only Child written by Carl E. Pickhardt and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An informative look at the mutual benefits, the drawbacks, and some of the challenges typical in only-child situations. The author outlines parent-child relationships at different stages of childhood and adolescent growth. He describes common patterns in an only child's peer relationships and the problem of an only-child's tendency toward self-centeredness.