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@vcs At least having to so young keeps you healthy and Young so you're probably in better shape than someone with none to have a third even though it's a little later than you wanted and yet a little earlier than you wanted. Something that helped me wrap my head around it was thinking in 20...

@wh2 I was really having trouble getting them to clean up after every activity. So I started stapling a floor pickup to important points in the day like after breakfast after lunch I have to see hardwood floors so I can vacuum if it's not a floor it needs to go make it simple laundry garbage...

@afolabi1024 Here's a little secret you don't have to send your children off to preschool. In fact the best thing for children developmentally and learning is to have a solid caregiver at home involved and enjoying life with them. Preschool that yes is a necessity for parents who can't be there...

@colossal I felt the same way with my fourth and waited until The Bitter End before telling my parents or family. I'm even more anxious now that I'm on my 5th pregnancy. It Feels So judgy to the point that I actually have extended family believing they're all accidents even though they were planned.

@seinfeld Well congratulations on your beautiful big family I look forward to reading more people's experiences thanks for the Post.

@seinfeld It's great that you bring this up because it's something that I continue to look for factual medical research on and I'm not finding much helpful information. Most of the studies that indicate high risk for multiparity pregnancy are talking about women in third world countries where I...

@wonderer99 The two and four-year-olds should start being trained to have a quiet hour nap / playing quietly in their room. It's really hard at first because you have to put them back every 5 minutes but the rewards are great to teach the independent play. Your kids are in public school you have...

@lizzieb90 Preschool and Early Education is the result of parents needing a place to stick their kids to work it's not in the best interest of children. Early school and preschool is only beneficial if the children are lacking an adult at home to be engaged with them. Children are meant to be...

@jojoz So I have found for me that out of my four children the ones that are exactly 2 years apart or a little too close and had a lot more trouble adjusting and getting along baby needed a little more time with Mom I guess. I have found that getting pregnant around the time the youngest turns...

@wren84 For me when I say keep an eye on each other like I said it's because I'm downstairs while they are upstairs or outside playing in the yard while I do dishes with the toddler. my oldest will let me know if one of them is climbing something or doing something they shouldn't or somebody is...

@number3 We turned it into feeding and story time so the older ones looked forward to it. I would read a story then my 3-year-old would turn the pages and read a story for the little one making it up as they go. Collect easy reach snacks for the day and have a snack together while I breastfed. I...

@peninnah I appreciate that. my kids are so awesome that being the mother they deserve is definitely Out Of Reach, but I'm going to keep trying. When you grew up in a dysfunctional parenting family and you know they have good Hearts so they did the best they could it certainly makes you question...

@peninnah I think I'm okay on the extreme end I worry about the little things hopefully that's enough to keep it age appropriate. I cook almost every meal myself but I let the kids help with mixing and teach them recipes and things the oldest is really into cooking. She gets into a mood and...

@tisanewseason Not crazy and if you're one and done this special time will be over so quickly anyway if it works for you do it and keep the bond strong.

@johnsdani It sounds like we have a lot in common it makes me feel good that you are so confident thank you

@daniel1986 G(fathers first, my step) GBGG my son has used a few birthday wishes on a brother

How does your larger than average family deal with the fine line between teaching your individual child responsibilities/ family bond and making sure you're not overburdened them with parental responsibility? How do you make sure you have a healthy balance between budgeting money for...

@daisy83 I do all baby wake ups and all the big kid wake up through the night. It works for us because I worry about my husband falling off a roof if he's too sleepy where if I'm too sleepy I fall asleep in the kids school work. I sleep in a little later in the morning then he does but overall I...

@bob999 Two of my four are spaced basically the same we conceived shortly after his first birthday. I did miss out on giving him plenty of baby time he did have more jealousy and didn't like the baby where the other babies he absolutely loved because they didn't take away his baby time. However...