How many before it is "Just to much"?
2007-03-25 11:17:36 · 24 answers · asked by Mommy-fied 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
The ideal amount of children that some random family should have is entirely up to them, and them alone.
My husband and I have decided to have as many children as God is willing to bless us with. For us there is no number of children that will be "just too much".
How many is "just too much" for you, is entirely up to you. I will not say that you should have 4 or 40! Just the same as no one besides my husband and I has any right to decide how large our family will be, no one has the right to tell you how many children should be in your family.
2007-03-25 11:26:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Going off of generalizing or population? Take China for example, people are paid to not have more than one child but have to pay more if they do (last I read anyway). The population is so over done right now that they have to put some boundaries. But in America if you have the means to support more, proper housing, time, love, and parenting skills just know your limits. A prime example is one of my long time friends, church members parents. Four years ago their oldest son died of Brain Stem Cancer very suddenly and the whole family was down, the entire community was. A year later they foster familied a little boy who was the product of a drugy, he wasn't loved, was malnurished and with them he came to life. Eventually that year they adopted him. From there on in the last couple years they have fostered over 10 children and have adopted three of them, currently in the process of adopting a fourth. Would you say that is too many? They have a huge house, the father is a deputy police officer, mom stays at home and works on the side doing doctor note filing. All of them are happy, Nikki, my friend, adores all of the children that they have adopted. So back to my point, if they are happy, can afford to have more than one or two, have the time, and everything that children require then why not? It really depends on the situation all together. "Too much" is when you can not support your children properly yet keep having more. Hope I helped!
2007-03-25 18:32:30 · answer #2 · answered by ~Les~ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
6
2007-03-25 22:35:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no solid number for this. For me, it's two or three (depending on if I require a cesarean again). For another person, it could range from none to 20+.
However, there are good numbers. A person/couple discussing how many children they want need to consider many facets, which boils down to how many children can they give their all. Ability to get welfare should never be part of the decision making (unfortunately, some people do think that way). However, if a couple has the means and patience for many children, they should go ahead. In this answer I'm adding both biological and adopted/fostered children.
When it comes to only counting biological children, I think people need to stop sooner. There ARE hundreds of children that need a loving home and the longer they stay in unstable environments, the harder things get for them. More people need to stop thinking about just their corner of the gene pool and think about the whole picture.
2007-03-25 19:21:02 · answer #4 · answered by erythisis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, coming from a family of six children, and having six children at the moment I say you can never have enough kids. I have 4 singletons a set of twins, and im pregnant with Triplets on the the way!!
Can't wait.
=]
Hope this helps.
2007-03-25 20:39:26 · answer #5 · answered by Lucky <3 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the "ideal" number would be 2 kids, a boy and a girl, who would, in theory, replace the parents when they're gone. But really, there is no ideal number for how many kids a couple should have - it all depends on the couple's personalities.
2007-03-25 18:27:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
this depends on each persons individual personal perspective on ideal amount of kids i wan 8 or more singletons of course hey maybe even 12 lol why not? i can handle them i will be having the money with God's help to raise them.
2007-03-26 01:17:15 · answer #7 · answered by newbie ice hockey fan & TV serie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the ideal amount is 2-4 kids because if you have only one child,it's just too little and it would be alone and have no one to play with and a maximum of 4 kids because 5 kids is considered a lot.
2007-03-25 18:24:29 · answer #8 · answered by Poker Face 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
2 is not a bad number, but if you really like kids go for 4. Don't go more than that, it becomes too difficult.
An odd number isn't real good as there's always an odd one out, causing lots of friction. I had 4 and I really think it was good.
2007-03-25 18:22:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
3.I should of stopped at 2 but i'm a proud mother 4. 2 sets of twins.2 boys and 2 girls. But as many as u won't that's really up to u though sweetie.
2007-03-25 18:25:26 · answer #10 · answered by cutie313 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋