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As someone with four children who lived most of their early lives a thousand miles away from any established support network, I didn't find this to be true. On
by benji-york 4y ago
As someone with four children who lived most of their early lives a thousand miles away from any established support network, I didn't find this to be true.
On the contrary, the marginal cost of each child decreased with increased help from their siblings.
Perhaps the given scenario is true in "helicopter parenting" modes, but we don't generally employ those.
- orangepurple 4y agoHow many years apart are the kids?
- benji-york 4y ago4, 2, and 4.
- CydeWeys 4y agoRight, but now the older children are being parentized and have to do some of the child-rearing instead of just being care-free kids themselves. Not everyone wants that for their children.
- orangepurple 4y agoI have some friends whose parents made them take care of their siblings too much and they are worse off mentally than their peers. I won't subject my kids to that treatment.
- benji-york 4y agoI don't think that applies to my case, but I've certainly seen it over-done. I believe there is a good middle-ground.