On today’s episode we dive into something that SO many of us agonize over once we become parents. We’re talking about optimal age gaps, how many kids is the “right” amount of kids to have, and everyyyything that goes into making those decisions. On this episode we cover:
- How many kids is the ideal number of kids to have?
- The ideal age gap: What the *actual research* says in terms of child developmental outcomes AND parental happiness
- How to deal when fertility struggles impacts your age gap/number of kids plans
- Two under two: Setting your kids up to be lifelong best friends or a recipe for TOTAL CHAOS?
- BUSTING the myths about only children
- Concrete questions to ask yourself to to figure out what is best for YOUR family
- The transcript of the episode can be found here!
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