1 baby or 2 babies? Any plans for you? I doubt my baby will be lonely if just 1 child in the family. But having 2 babies, the time, responsible and financial burden is a lot.
i prefer 2 for the sake of the children, as parent, we consider children first, so if it's better for them, why not?
with 2 children, no matter their relationship is peaceful or with quarrels, they can learn more social skills than only child. there is a "forever friend" in their life, so good
single child is good only s/he can have all the things in the family as everybody will only concentrate on him/her
it's true that financially the burden will be heavier, but they can still share many things
my daughters are less than 2 years apart (5 & 7 years now). Though the time & effort given are more, their social skills are really better even though they still have a lot of arguments at home. At school, they never have social problems & accept sharing things & also well-liked by others.
For them, many things can be passed over to the younger one. Even for opposite sex, I think you can still get clothings etc from others easily. Regarding homework, basic knowledge & 自理能力, the 2nd one is much more independent & require only little attention. Sometimes they even have some secrets among themselves & like to chat before sleep, if I'm not stopping them!
This is really a difficult question. Everybody says 2 is the best as they can share & rely on one another. But the time, 心機 & financial expenses are the BIG issue. If possible, I think all parents want to put their kids in the "good" govt. school, but this is out of our control. But our kid is not lucky enough to get into the govt. school, then we have to go to the private school. School fee, tuition fees, expenses on 課外活动 will be a headache. In the past, I would like to have 2; but now, after my first baby borned, I start to change my mind & go for one only.
Hi, you're a wonderful woman! I agree with you & I think you're really brave to have 3 kids. 3 kids are my dream only. Even I'm not a working mother & my kids have already grown bigger (5 & 7), I still not dare to have another one due to limited time & effort. Also, my kids are very demanding to me so they are sometimes jealous about each other...
haha, I quitted the job when my elder daughter is K2 so they are very demanding once I'm free. they are 2 girls. because the elder one is very innocent while the younger one is very mature, their behavior are always the opposite (elder one behaving immature) so the elder one is usually jealous about the younger one....
nowadays if ppl just got 1 kid, they usually put too much attention to him/her so it's easy to indulge them & also they would easily become inconsiderate & self-centered.
When your child is elder, probably about going to nursery then you will feel more free & might be a good time to consider another one.