Benefit of large families

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Raise your hand if you’re an only child or  your one of two. Now Raise it if you’re one of three children. How about FOUR OR MORE. Interesting isn’t it, how the number of hands decrease as the number of children increases. The modern perception seems to be that big families are too much of a hassle: too much work and effort. They are perceived as being too expensive economically and too stressful on the parents. In our modern day era families are becoming less and less the miniature society they once were, but rather small households with only one or two children. Despite all the negative ideas that are supposedly associated with large families, there are countless joys and pleasures that can be found. I myself acclaim to this, being the eldest in a household of 5. Five children, not just five family members.

According to an IAD Social Research Division Report conducted in 2005, large families, (which are families with three or more kids) make up only one fifth, approx 20% of all families with dependent children, with the remaining majority of families being made up of single child or two child families. In a recent survey, it was shown that on average, a family will only have 2.4 children per family.

According to the report, large families are more likely to expect hardship than a smaller family. This is understandable. A smaller family means fewer mouths to feed, clothes to buy and less time to have to spend on each child as a parent.

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Yet even though these facts may be true, on the other hand, a large family is one of the best things a person can possibly be a part of.

When Mother Teresa of Calcutta was asked by a young mother about the best way to proceed with pro-life work, she responded emphatically, "Have a big family. That is the best way to end abortion!"

How this works is not difficult to understand. By having large families, you demonstrate once again to the world that children are God's greatest gifts. The more children there are in society, ...

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