France, which is one of the countries in Europe where the birthrate is least endangered, also makes this easy by having widely available childcare and childcare

France, which is one of the countries in Europe where the birthrate is least endangered, also makes this easy by having widely available childcare and childcare subsidies, full-day school starting age 3 and reduced work hours for everyone, not just parents. (This is despite France being generally sexist and children being largely the responsibility of mothers until very recently.) This is not a panacea, and average age of mothers is also quite high due to a high proportion of people going for graduate degrees. However, it shows that a family with 2, 3 children can still be thought of as desirable and attainable by educated parents in a 1st world country, with the right environment.