The two authors that approach the topic of singletons vs. children with siblings in a similar way are Sandler and Mancillas. Both Mancillas and Sandler's purpose of writing their articles was to provide the general public with more information about singletons and the stereotypes that singletons face vs. children with siblings. It is clear from the titles of the articles; The Only Child: Debunking the Myths and Challenging the Stereotypes About only Children, that the literature review by Manilas and the magazine article by Sandler will focus on the stereotypes towards singletons. The reader, from the beginning, gets the idea that the purpose of both of the authors in their writings will be to prove the stereotypes as false. In all three articles,
