in your opinion: how many is the ideal number of children?

I think 2 is just right. Children need siblings to learn to share, but any more children is a strain on the environment, your finances, and your time and you can't give them enough individual attention.

in my opinion if one could afford it he/should have as many as he wants but the ideal number for me is three.

5 children should be perfect, why? i don't know.. i am just amazed how dexterous my fingers pressing these keyboard keys.. on one hand. ?

I think for me two will be enough considering my financial situation and the trouble I had in my last delivery, I wish to have no more but bychance if I had a third one after all the precautions and stuff, I will not abort my kid in any case.

i guess 2 males and 2 females is the ideal

Well, I hose not to have any at all, but I guess I would say 2 is enough. They can be company for each other, but things don't get too expensive, or stressful.

i would say that 4 is a nice number as well. but unfortunatly, in this day and age it will be one's circumstances that will dictate that. i really don't feel comfort and one having 1 child as i see them growing up alone and with no sibling company. in reality, 2 is fair and still family orientated.