The best parenting advice I ever read came from an advice column in some magazine at a doctor's office. The question was: what is the ideal spacing for children? I expected to read something about the pros and cons of having kids close in age. The answer was: six feet apart! ;)
Great post! I thought it was interesting that the closer aged children were less likely to complete high school / college... I wonder if that’s because there are less financial resources to support those goals because that’s a lot to take on financially when kids are very close in age?
I predict we will see some changes in correlations as my generation (Millenial) waits longer to have children (due to a variety of factors). I didn't have my first child until 32, my second at 34, and at age 35 I want at least 1-2 more. My husband and I don't have much choice but to have them (fairly) close together!
The best parenting advice I ever read came from an advice column in some magazine at a doctor's office. The question was: what is the ideal spacing for children? I expected to read something about the pros and cons of having kids close in age. The answer was: six feet apart! ;)
Super interesting topic to write about! I enjoyed reading it.
Thank you!!
Enjoyed the article. Has there been a study on what this means for multiples?
There are studies on multiples… that would be a great topic for future newsletter!
Great post! I thought it was interesting that the closer aged children were less likely to complete high school / college... I wonder if that’s because there are less financial resources to support those goals because that’s a lot to take on financially when kids are very close in age?
Yes that is what researchers speculate!
I predict we will see some changes in correlations as my generation (Millenial) waits longer to have children (due to a variety of factors). I didn't have my first child until 32, my second at 34, and at age 35 I want at least 1-2 more. My husband and I don't have much choice but to have them (fairly) close together!