Is one kid enough for one family?

One child can be enough... but I agree that it would be lonely and really should have a sibling. My boyfriend has only one child and I think he should seriously consider having another because his is son is so spoiled and rude. He doesn't have anyone to learn to have to get along with. All of his cousins are much older than him because his grandparents spaced their kids 10 year apart (which in my mind is just as bad as just having one child). Also if everyone in the world decided to only have one child from here on out our species would end up dying out. Not in our lifetime of course. But if you do the math it takes two to create one and once the two are gone their is going to be only that one left. As for not having the energy and the money to support two children. You might surprise yourself. To some extent these things should be factored in. But, I think too many people get caught up in waiting for that energy and money that never come when what they have would be sufficient. The same story was these guys when I was younger that they were always waiting to get financially stable and buy a big enough house before getting married and you know what? To this day most of those guys are still saying 'I want to be financially stable and buy a big enough house before I get married.' Just remember that it is good for kids to feel that lack of money. It helps them value what they have. And helps them be creative in making their own lives better.

hi dear friend, life is so difficult and expensive now that raising children is also not easy. my hubby is the only son and we also have one daughter. we will never have any other child. first of all it is so difficult and to meet their every need in today's time is so difficult. now our daughter is wanting a laptop from last few days , maximum on week you can say. so mu hubby want to buy one laptop for her. i is such a stupid idea. she is not even three and a half. she sits on my desktop and my hubby allows her to sit on the laptop too, so she finds that more interesting and wants to have her own. now the children have demands like big big one. she wants a fully automatic Barbie jeep that big one. now you tell. if we have two children, we will move out of the house just to fulfill their demands. their schooling and then to separate some funds also, to have some savings in their names is equally important. we do not not know, how long we live. at least if we save something for them, they can use that. education is so expensive, to go in any line is so expensive. we need money everywhere. so i think, one baby is enough. so that we give the best and he or she also feel comfortable standing in front of his or her friend and do not have any sort of inferiority complex regarding anything. have one and try to give him the best so that he or she also becomes the best.

welcome to the wonderful world of mylot. i only have one child, i wish i ould have more but my wife had a few miscarriage before we hit the jackpot. she was emotionally and mentally drain, it was a very traumatic experience for me and specially for her. so she said that having one child is enough. though i wanted even one more, i dont like to force her for i know she is scared that it might happened all over again. but for others, one child is enough specially if the budget does not allow.

One kid is not enough for me. Now I have 3 kids; all gender included. I felt my life is complete. I still can hear the voice of my sons running around the house. I don't feel empty anymore.

If we afford to support more than a kid then have as many children as you could. IF you can't do so then one is enough-even the children might feel lonely a bit, never mind she will get her friends soon. It is better to check the capability of raising and having more kids in many aspects so it will not give you the bad impact in your family in the future..

Me too, I think having at least two children is better than having only one. It's lonely not to have someone to play with as you grow up, ofcourse there are the playmates..but having a sibling is different. And besides, having a baby brother/sister helps a child to mature early.

THis is a very subjective issue about which only you and your partner can come to a conclusion. I have only one child and this was largely my husbad's decision.He decided it that way and convinced me about it. It worked out that way. Mine is a son and men think differently . If you have a girl, I just do not know. However, whatever the gender is there need to be complete camraderie between the siblings; Otherwise the whole concept is a waste of energy and time. It puts additional pressure on parents to provide resources too. In many affluent houeholds siblings fight over property. if it is brothers then the wives need to get along very well.Otherwise, slowly the bonding between boys also becomes loose.If it is a case of two husbands of daughters , then also it is difficult. If you are happy with one, let it be that way.May God keep this one child happy and healthy and bless her with a long life.

Hi Robben! I think it depends on the parents if one or more children is enough for the family. I think it also depends on the capability of the family to support a certain number of children. If you think that one kid is not enough for you, then you can have more than one as long as you know you will be able to raise them properly. For me I think the ideal number of children is two. One girl and a boy. You can have the best of both worlds. And whoever comes first, they will take care of each others. But I also think that having many kids would be fun and lively as long as they are properly cared for. Cheers.

I think it is ideal to have at least two children. That way your children will be happier in their childhood since they have a constant playmate. And as they grow up, they will also develop a sense of maturity and responsibility since they will have to look for each other. Money is nowadays really important in raising a child or children. Just wait until you are stable in all the aspects including financial before having another child. We only have one child as of the moment, we wanted to have at least one more but time will tell if we can afford to raise another.

well, yeah your right as for me one kid is not enough. two or more children is better. and having many children in house will make your home happily surroundings. and i believe that children needs sibling for companionship so that they don't grow spoiled.

Many people are only having one child these days. Kids are expensive. If you really want to raise your child with everything they need it's very expensive. Dance and music lessons etc. cost a lot of money. If they need braces on their teeth it's several thousand dollars minimum. Good private schools cost a small fortune. It really adds up.

I am the proud mother to one little girl and one little boy and I really couldn't imagine going back to having just one child again. My daughter was almost four years old before her brother was born. Now, my daughter is eight and my son is four. They are each other's best friend most of the time. Yes, there are times that they don't get along with each other, but most of the time they do. In addition to that, once I and my husband are gone, they will still have each other.

I think if you can have them, have them. I don't understand why people are so worried about money and kids; most people I know who worry about that have enough money to go on a nice vacation every year, have a second car, and a very nice house in a well to do neighborhood. The kids have all the games, the toys, the clothes. Eh, big deal. Their not going to say when they are 30 something my clothes, my games, etc. They may say my mom and dad were too busy for me, and gave me all this stuff to keep from feeling guilty for not spending time with me. Money comes, money goes. Love lasts forever. Love is creative; it bears fruit. The children are a gift from God for a married couple. With many children, at least you know some of them will be successful and take care of you when you are older. The less children you have, the more spoiled they can become and perhaps your chance of ending up in a nursing home goes up. Have the kids, don't worry about the money. There are resale stores to get the clothes. So what if they don't have brand new, brand names, the latest fashion. That is not important and it will not form their character. What matters is you, their siblings and your spouse and the time you spend together.

two or three in the family is probably enough, i got two kids and it is really fun and joyful having them. so if you can manage to add more, just weigh things over.

I think it depends on personal views and need. For my opinion, i think one is enough whom you can provide much better education, life etc than more children. But many people think one is not enough and they need at least one more.

For me one kid is not good. Because much better to have two or three. This is a standard for families to have a happy home There is a problem with one kid. Because when he/she is hard headed or lost...no more kid

My daughter and son-in-law were going through this exactly 2 year ago. They kept debating that should they have another one or shouldn't day. I believe my daughter wanted one more then anything. Then they decided the pros and cons of the matter. Plus their daughter just turned five in March. My daughter felt that their daughter needed a sister or brother so she won't be alone once her parents are gone. So they tried for a year and nothing was happening. So they gave up and decided it wasn't meant to be. I told them once you stop thinking about getting pregnant it will happen. Now my daughter is 5 months pregnant due 1/1/2012. They are all excited and especially their daughter who wanted a baby sister and that is what she is getting.

well it depends on the family, for some one is enough, depending on living situations, finacial strains etc. For me one is defintly not enough. I think, especially if they donot have other children around they tend to get very introverted and selfish

Two kids of course better than one kid. But the problem is that you and your husband don't have enough money to have another one. I guess you'd better not have another one at the moment, which will make you trap into financial problems. It is not good for a kid to live in a rather hard environment. You can have one more to play together with your daughter when you have enough money.

When we had one child we though about the money. Now we have two and more expenses and less money, we are thinking about another. Every child is different. I grew up like an only child. My parents didn't get any more until I was a teen. I didn't like this because I was very lonely. Everything always work out, but if you think you can't handle it don't burden yourself.