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What's so different about one-child families?
Michelle Cove—journalist, award-winning filmmaker, and mom of one—wanted to know what makes one-child families unique. They are, after all, the fastest growing family-type in the U.S., Canada, several countries in Europe and elsewhere. In this 43-minute documentary, Michelle goes on a personal quest to find out whether families with one child have anything in common...and discovers there is, in fact, one tendency that will forever change the way parents of one raise their child.
From the maker of the award-winning documentary SEEKING HAPPILY EVER AFTER (Lionsgate, 2010), the Executive Director of MEDIAGIRLS, and author of the national-bestselling parenting book I'M NOT MAD I JUST HATE YOU.
From the maker of the award-winning documentary SEEKING HAPPILY EVER AFTER (Lionsgate, 2010), the Executive Director of MEDIAGIRLS, and author of the national-bestselling parenting book I'M NOT MAD I JUST HATE YOU.
ONE AND ONLY from michelle cove on Vimeo.
Meet America's fastest-growing family type.
An estimated 20 percent of women at the end of their childbearing years have an only child. This number has more than doubled since the '70s and '80s, and in major metropolitan cities such as New York and Seattle, that number goes up to 30 percent or higher. (Pew Research Center)
REVIEWS FOR ONE & ONLY
"I just watched ONE AND ONLY, and as a parent of an only, I found it incredibly impactful. Listening to other parents chronicle both the joys and struggles of parenting an only made me feel, ironically, much less alone, a little less outlier, maybe even part of a club."
--Megan Zorn (mom of one), Boston
"I'm the mom to an only daughter, and I loved watching this documentary so much that I watched it twice in one day, and will probably watch it a few more times!"
--Shelley Blue (mom of one), Florida
"I don’t have children myself but found this film totally absorbing. It’s beautifully paced and has many surprises. I found it in turns tender-hearted, fascinating, and full of humanity."
--Margot Roth (childfree), NYC
"Watching this movie definitely made me think differently about how I parent and the space that I give my only to be independent. I'm glad I watched it now, while my only is still young and while I can make healthy adjustments."
--Jill C. (mom of one), Boston
"This engaging film captures three very open, lovely families whose experiences and emotions really do help us understand the dynamic of being the parent of an only child."
--Rob R. (father)
"I just watched ONE AND ONLY, and as a parent of an only, I found it incredibly impactful. Listening to other parents chronicle both the joys and struggles of parenting an only made me feel, ironically, much less alone, a little less outlier, maybe even part of a club."
--Megan Zorn (mom of one), Boston
"I'm the mom to an only daughter, and I loved watching this documentary so much that I watched it twice in one day, and will probably watch it a few more times!"
--Shelley Blue (mom of one), Florida
"I don’t have children myself but found this film totally absorbing. It’s beautifully paced and has many surprises. I found it in turns tender-hearted, fascinating, and full of humanity."
--Margot Roth (childfree), NYC
"Watching this movie definitely made me think differently about how I parent and the space that I give my only to be independent. I'm glad I watched it now, while my only is still young and while I can make healthy adjustments."
--Jill C. (mom of one), Boston
"This engaging film captures three very open, lovely families whose experiences and emotions really do help us understand the dynamic of being the parent of an only child."
--Rob R. (father)