How many children is enough?

It's a completely personal decision. There is no universally "right" number. But I do believe that you should have more children than what your means allow. It's not fair to the children. The perfect number for me is zero. I never want kids.

I have three children. Are you saying because you think two children would be enough that I don't give my children proper care? Really there isn't an appropriate number. Some people can handle a large amount of kids. While others should never be parents.

In my opinion the number of children that a family can and should have should be directly proportional to their capabilities of providing all the needs and not just the basic necessities. If a family is rich enough to send two of their children through college, have one on high school and one on primary school while pampering themselves is probably the ideal type of family to have, but its far from what is real. So I guess in the end the proper number of children a family has is from one to four, but I must emphasize that its still vital that the parents are stable enough to provide the needs of their children or else there would probably be a ninety percent chance that their family won't be happy.

well, I think 2 -- 1 boy and 1 girl will be enough. But somtimes it donesn't depend on you, so just let it be. Life is a gift, for my mum, the children are the tresaure, so the more, the better!! lol~~

Three is ok but 4 seems complete enough for me. And I want it to be two boys and two girls. The eldest is a boy. But, I need to ask God's grace for that. Who knows, God forbid, I may not even have a child at all. That is just so sad.

for me, two is enough also because here in our country basic needs of the children are expensive, if we have many children we can not give them a good future.we can not raaise them well.and we can not provide them basic needs.

now a days i suppose everyone would vote for two kids. considering the factors right from infant rearing to their education, social and economic status everything would be fine for two.

I'll settle with one specially with the population we have here in India it is best to have a single child and if anything else then two at max.

I think as many as you can afford to have and provide all the necesary things to. To some it might be 1 some 10. I personaly like 2 or 3 because then the children would have a brother or sister (close family) to help and support and care about all their lifes. I have 1 son and expecting baby 2 soon so I am almost there I hope my kids love and suport each other and care for each other as much as me and my sister do.

i have one as of the moment too..and i am not thinking of having another one in the near future...i even think my son is enough for me...not that i dont want to give birth again...its just that i want to give my son everything he needs and wants...i want to shower him with gifts, love and full attention from everyone in the family...i want to make him feel secure,loved and well taken care of...aside from intelligence quotient, i also want my son to have good emotional quotient.and as of now, one child is what we can afford...i believe it is more like a sin if youll have more kids and you cant even give them the basics,and your full attention...

Not sure, I have four, and to me sometimes that is too many. I would not change it but it is certainly hard work. I reckon that two is a good number in terms of spending quality time with them, I have to divide the time between three of them which can be hard. My fourth child is nearly 17 now and he does not require much of my time these days!

we are only allowed to have one baby in china.If my husband and i are farmers and our first baby is daughter ,we are allowed to have another one.or we can only have one child.If we want to have another one,we need to be punished and need pay extra money.Two children are good for a famly.they can play together with each other when they are young.They can disccus with each other when they are adult.One child is too lonely.If can,i hope i can have another child .

Enough is that much as you can handle! Financially, emotionally, physically... But most important is LOVE - how much love can you share in hard times! For me - three kids would be enough! Enough to be amazed at Christmas dinner when I am old granny :))

i agree. 2 is enough. with the world wide financial crisis, recession, war etc. it is practical to have max of 3 children. This what we so called hope, should be given the opportunity that they deserve. Good life, good education, healthy lifestyle, and a abundance. One main aspect of being a good man is being feed fairly. How they can be the hope if, since birth they are already suffering. They already inheret the debt of thier parents and the most their country, so how can they be of help. It's also one way of helping lessen possible beggars and possible crime that will arise from poverty.

Actually, it depends on the couple and their ability to raise their kids properly. Some couple's think that having one or two kids is enough while others want more. As for me, I think that having one child is enough. With the high cost of living nowadays, we cannot really afford to have many children. I also do not want to bring so many children into this crazy world. It's not fair to them.

For me 2 children is plenty. I have a boy and a girl, so I am done having kids. I grew up in a bigger family. There were six of us kids. My parents both had large families too. Thirteen kids on one side and eight on the other. That is way to many kids for me. What is enough for one person may be just the beginning for others.

Its all about that you can handle, what you want,and in some case what your life style is like. For example I know people who would rather have 1 or 2 and have more money todo as they please. But I also know people who have 8 or 9 kids and may not have top of the line stuff but are not doing with out either. Its all up to the couple.

The number of children a family can and should have is a personal matter. It depends on the financial situation of each family. Can they afford to have 3, 4, 5 kids? Can they give love to each one? Do they feel that God wants them to have more children? Then that's what they should do.

Well for me, i think 2 would be appropriate, i just hope i would have one boy and one girl.. because like what the others have said, its really hard to raise a family nowadays especially in our country...its not that i dont want to work hard for my children, i just want to concentrate on giving them best quality of life that i can offer..like good education, food, shelter..clothes..

for me two is enough... but it really depends... there's nothing wrong with having two or more children just as long as the parents could provide them with their needs.