I just want to say, having a lot of children wasn't that hard. And it's totally fine and doable for parents. Having one child is probably the worst choice. Since I was the one single child so I knew why it's such a pain to have only one child. If this child didn't make it to adulthood, it's a major disaster. For both the child and the parents, it's a long struggle to keep life balanced. I wasn't happy, my mom wasn't happy because I was lonely and very demanding. Kids need similar aged kids to be their companions, not adults. And siblings are the best choice for that first attempt to look for camaraderie.
Kids learn to interact with other people at first through dealing with siblings. Siblings are not like parents, they don't always oblige and meet each other's demands. They could be cocky and aggressive. So naturally there are bargains and negotiations among them. kids got to be diplomatic and savvy in order to make friends, ward off rivalry and find allies in the family of multiple children. It's a very valuable lesson that you couldn't learn from anywhere else.
I mean if I were younger, I'd like to have at least four or five kids. No kidding. They are the more the merrier.
elfie 发表评论于
I like children. I have three myself. I'd there's more time I'd like to have more. Children are actually easier to raise when there are a lot of them. They can play with each other and even look after each other. One single child is probably the most taxing because this one child would demand full attention around the clock, whenever and wherever. My three children don't need me to
entertain. They only ask for food and drink and other kind of basic care. When it comes to play time, they always have good companies, one or another sibling. They have their own friends from the school too. The school kids usually live close by because they all attend the neighborhood schools. I can just be left alone except when it's time for calling them to study and eat.