Drew Barrymore
This famous only child comes from a long line of family actors, so she grew up surrounded by celebrities. As a result, she made her film debut at just six years old in E.T.
Modern science suggests only children are exceedingly normal. Studies that go back to the 1980s show there are no set differences between singletons and children with siblings, aside from onlies having stronger bonds with their parents.
He is the only child of Irmelin (née Indenbirken), a legal secretary, and George DiCaprio, an underground comix artist and distributor; they met while attending college and moved to Los Angeles after graduating. His mother is German and his father is of Italian and German descent.
Valentina Vassilyeva and her husband Feodor Vassilyev are alleged to hold the record for the most children a couple has produced. She gave birth to a total of 69 children – sixteen pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and four sets of quadruplets – between 1725 and 1765, a total of 27 births.
The average percentage of only children in families across the world is approximately 20%, but this varies greatly by region, culture, and economic factors.
Famous eldest children include: Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Richard Branson, J.K. Rowling and Winston Churchill. And macho movie stars are First Born, too, including Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and all the actors who have played James Bond.
Leonardo DiCaprio's devotion to his role in The Revenant proves just how great an actor he is. Even after being an adamant vegan, the award-winning actor broke his dietary rules just so he could deliver a striking performance in the film, which he undoubtedly did. It's not even something he was forced to do.
Research has showed that, while having one child is associated with a gain in happiness, having a second is associated with a drop in happiness for mothers.
Want to be a happier parent? Grow your family to at least four children! According to a study out of Australia's Edith Cowan University, parents with the most life satisfaction (which means those who are the happiest) are those that have four or more children. Dr.
Two children. Research suggests that having two children is still most people's idea of the 'ideal' family size.
After allegedly fathering more than 100 kids, a 67-year-old farmer following a polygamous lifestyle in Lusaka, Uganda, has declared that he is “done having children because of the rising cost of living”.
The Brandos. Prolific actor Marlon was father to 11 children, three of whom were adopted. Christian, Cheyenne, Simon Teihuto, Myles Jonathan, Miko Castaneda, Timothy Gahan, Ninna Priscilla, Raiatua, Rebecca, Maimiti and Lisa are all children of Brando's from various marriages, relationships and affairs.
Researchers have found a correlation between risk-taking and being the last-born sibling.
While the youngest sibling is usually the funniest kid, mom and dad favor the youngest for a reason that might surprise you. According to a new study conducted by Brigham Young University's School of Family Life, the youngest sibling of the family tends to be mom and dad's favorite child because of perception.
A woman who lived during the 18th century and is known only as the first wife of Feodor Vassilyev), a peasant from Shuya, Russia, gave birth to 69 babies in her lifetime, according to Guinness World Records.
Never having been forced to share with siblings, some only children may be possessive of what they believe belongs to them, both literal possessions or simply not including you in decisions that affect their wellbeing. “Only children tend to look at what's theirs, as being theirs,” explains Winter.
“Studies show that only children are no different from other kids. Specifically, they're not more spoiled, lonely, selfish, or overly dependent. This is because a child's personality benefits from their parents' undivided attention and emotional support leading to high self-esteem and maturity.
Some only children wished for a sibling, some didn't. Some people with siblings felt bullied by their siblings, not close to them, or in constant competition with them. Others felt that their siblings were the greatest gifts their parents ever gave them.
Women can reproduce for about half of their lifetime and can only give birth about once every year or so. So it makes sense that women can only have a fraction as many children as men. One study estimated a woman can have around 15 pregnancies in a lifetime.
The ideal childbearing age is often considered to be in the late 20s and early 30s. Pregnancies later in life could come with some health risks. However, age is just one factor when it comes to giving birth to a child.