Comments on: Sibling Spacing: Five-Plus Years Apart Means More Time with Each Child

By: Jude

Jude — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:48:57 +0000

Hi,
I firmly believe that larger gaps are best. I have 3 sons, Joseph, who’s 24, Thomas, who’s 11 and Benjamin who’s just turned 1. I have thoroughly enjoyed each of my children, and feel that they have all had the attention they deserve and want, and the interaction between them is brilliant. There is slightly more sibling rivalry between the older 2…as they both still want to use the same computer games etc, but all in all we have a fantastically settled and happy family!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:45:39 +0000

I loved this, thanks for sharing it. I have a 7 year old sone who is my world and just had a baby girl 6 weeks ago…only last night my son flipped out and broke down crying to me at bedtime after not giving any sign of being jealous….I’m glad he let it out and didn’t hold it in and now am just looking around while he’s at school on the age gap. I, too, spaced them far apart due to career decisions. Thanks again – helps to know not alone in the age gap dept.

By: jenny

jenny — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:52:58 +0000

I enjoyed this perspective. We have a 9 year old and a 3 and a half year old…also had our older as undergrads. We are now considering another and I receive a lot of negative feedback regarding the age spaces between children.
I did not think I would want to spread my children out over such long gaps but I am finding I love it. It works for our family and I appreciate the wide range of social stages we embody.
Thank you!