Family planning: third child yes or no?

Third child and yes or no? Do you want to make a decision this year? Then our author has put together 5 pros and cons for you. She speaks from her own experience (the third has been there for almost six years). And be careful – every argument is without guarantee!

Three children and more means …

1. … that both parents take "quality time" common Understand time with children.

2. … that both parents' work (regardless of the extent) becomes a maximum challenge – for everyone involved.

3. … it is very likely that a new car will have to be purchased and a new washing machine more often.

4.… that in the long term a dwelling with 5 rooms will be necessary.

5.… that two people have to do justice to three people. Sounds like you can't? Right.

Why I would do it again anyway …

1. The more often you have to go through phases of defiance, childhood illnesses, poor sleep, etc., the more you know: everything will be forgotten. But what remains of beautiful memories is well worth the effort.

2. This strange mixture of excessive demands and loneliness in the first child gives way to the feeling of sleepy full employment – called: serenity.

3. Somehow it's really true: More children do less work to a certain extent because there are more helping hands and ears.

4. The more children there are, the more obvious it becomes: People are born as characters – as parents you have surprisingly little influence. This helps to loosen up.

5. The likelihood increases that there is someone who likes what you cook.

This article originally appeared on Eltern.de.