Do you think children can still be close despite a 3 year age difference?

Answer 1

YES. The farther the age difference, the closer they are.

Answer 2

Absolutely!

However, it also depends on the children's stage in life. For example, I am the oldest of 4 children and we are all 2 years apart. As children, my sister and I were really close. OK, we are 2 years apart. However, as time went on and we became teens, we drifted because our interests became different. But as my sister and I drifted, she and our baby brother grew closer. She was about 13 and he was only 9. To this day, they are still closer than she and I.

I also have three children: 1 boy and 2 girls. My son is the oldest and when he was 4 1/2 yo, his sister was born. Two years later, his second sister was born. I was ecstatic because I figured my daughters would be good friends like my sister and I were. Jump ahead to today: my son (13) and his 8yo sister are closer than ever and closer than the girls are right now. Why? Because, they both have similar interests and my 8yo looks up to her big brother.

Basically, children can form close bonds despite their age differences. It all depends on their personalities and interests. Sometimes the older child will feel like his sibling's protector or he may just enjoy the fact that his younger sibling looks up to him. If they aren't close now, give them time, it could happen sooner than you think. Just don't force it and don't worry if it doesn't happen.

Answer 3

My children are 3 years in age difference. He is 11 and she is 8. They get along great for the most part, but they still have their moments. They are pretty good about doing things the other wants to do and take up for one another.

Answer 4

I have 3 children. 11, 4, and 3. They are very close. My 11 yr old treats them like little students! She tries to teach them various things that they will need to know in Kindergarten. The 4 and 3 yr old worship the ground she walks on. I think 3 yrs is a good amount of spacing between children.

Answer 5

I haven't read the other answers to this question yet.

I'm the last of three children. My two older brothers are separated by 2 years, and I am separated by three years from my "older" (as opposed to "oldest") brother. What I can tell you for absolute certainty is that I have a very close relationship with both of my brothers, but especially with my "older" brother. So speaking from experience, not only is it possible, but it is quite likely, especially if the right family structure is in place to support it.

Answer 6

YES! YES! YES!
I am the mom of 3 kids, all of them born 5 to 5 and a half years apart. While they have always gone through the typical sibling power struggles (especially when they were 3 to 8 years) they have always been extremely close. Playing games with each other and looking out for each other. My oldest child died when the middle child was just 6 and the youngest had just turned one.
I have always emphasized to them that they must be caring and look out for one another. Now as teens (son is 19 and daughter is 13) they are each other's best friends. Yes, they still have times when little sister is too nosey trying to spy on her brother, but overall they get along great! Big brother is always willing to take his little sister along on outings or to play golf. Little sister takes brother shopping and gives him style tips, girl tips and helps him ( he has slight learning disabilites) figure things out when he has a difficult time. Encourage your children to be supportive and caring to each other. After all when you are gone, all they will have left is each other.

Answer 7

No question. There are 4 children in my family, and the oldest is 11 years older than the youngest, all spread out in between. We are the best of friends, and I'm particularly close to my sister who is 4 years younger. It might take awhile, but yes, absolutely!

Answer 8

Yes, I believe so. I have one brother who is 17 months younger than me and one who is 7 years younger and I am very close to both of them (always have been too).

We are trying to conceive and "IF" it happens this month, they will be 2 months short of 3 years apart. I think it's perfect timing, they are close enough in age but not too far apart. I'm just hoping to have the first one potty-trained by the time number 2 gets here, lol.

Answer 9

Yes! My brothers are 5 and 6 years apart from myself and we are totally close! Not so much in the tween years, but once we all got a little older, we wised up and now we hang out every other Friday, get dinner and just catch up and go to a bar! If it gets rough (which it did there for a while with us), just be patient and keep in mind that everything will work out! Good luck!

Answer 10

Definitely!!! My sister and I are three years apart and we had a ton of fun together as children, we played together all the time and had the same hobbies growing up. Now that we're older we get along better than ever! It was also nice that she was that much older than me during our school years, she could help me with my homework and even teach me what she was learning. I always thought that the three year age difference between us was perfect!

Answer 11

Yes, I think that this is possible, because I have witnessed it for myself. My great grandmother had 13 kids, and the age differences rank from one year, to ten years. All of her children can relate to each other.