What do you consider as an "ideal" number of children to raise?
Good morning Mr. Gill yet we meet again. To answer the question, 1-4 children are the ideal amount of children to raise effectively. In small (1-2 children) & medium(3-4 children) sized families, parents have the time to devote individualized attention, care & love to their children. They do not have to stretch themselves emotionally, mentally, & psychologically in order to interact w/their children. Such children have the monetary advantages beyond the basic rudiments such as education & medical/health care.
Small families fare the best as parents have the greatest access to their children. They have more time to devote to each child. There's more monies allotted to each child. Because of this, such children have better quality of nutrition, medical/health care, & education. They don't have to vie w/each other for parental attention. Parents also have the most span of control-oldest children aren't enforced to raise younger siblings.
Medium sized families fare good.Despite the family being larger, parents are able to give their children individualized attention, care, & love. Such children have to vie for parental attention but there's enough parental involvement. Monies mayn't be stretched so far but children still receive good nutrition, medical/health care, & education. Parents have a decent span of control in many cases-oldest children aren't forced to be parents to their younger siblings.
Medium large(5 children),large,& very large families(6 & more children) fare poorly.By the sheer number of children, parents can't give their children individualized attention, care, & love. Children have to raise themselves & each other. Monies are stretched to the limit, even for the rudiments. It's normal for children in such families to do w/o, even the necessities. Impoverishment is normative for such families. Such children have poor nutrition, little or no medical/health care, & poor quality of education as parents can't afford to send such children to quality schools. The typical large & very large family receives outside aid &/or assistance to stay socioeconomically afloat. Parents have little or no span of control. It is very common for oldest children to raise & parent younger siblings. Parentified children are very commonplace in medium large & especially large & very large families.
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