What is your ideal age gap for children?

I have only 2 children, with a 3-year age gap; and for me it's ideal. Well, I would not know if others have the same observation ..the larger the age gap, the more difficult it becomes...

Hmm, the ideal age gap for me, if i were to have kids in the future would be 1 or 2 years apart. Because i would want them both to have something in common with each other and play with each other. Another set of ideal age gap for me would be like yours, 4 or 5 years apart cz then one of them could help me take care of the younger one and assume the role of a big brother/sister^_^

Hi there!

I don't have kids and I'm still single but if I would have some my ideal age gap would be 4-5 years. With my brothers and sisters that's our age gap and I think it's fine.

I think the advantage of a bigger age gap is that by the time a new born arrives the former or elder child is no longer a baby and does not need much attention in taking care of. At least the elder child can eat by themselves and can do other things by themselves already. It will be easier to take care of the new born.

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we are five children in our family and i am the first born. we are all two years apart and i think that is the great way to have children. first the clothes and the things the the first one used can be used again and we grow up all together. i am very close to my brother who is next to me for we grew up together. the next sibbling is a girl and we always tease her. har har har. i only have one child and we are no longer planning to have one more. that was my wife's decision. i respect that. i think two years apart is okay.

That would be 2 years. Not to far and not to close, that way, the children can play together and take care of each other. Too big gaps are difficult because you have to start all over again. If gaps were close enough, then the younger sibling could use the elder's clothing and things, like cribs, walkers, etc. Cheers and happy mylotting.

i also have two children with an age gap of 31/2years..i find that difference is okay with me as i am able to give each child personal attention as one will b entering into school while other is still an infant.

Well with my first 3 was a gap of 18 months and by the time I had 2nd the first was bottle broke and potty trained the same with the 2nd and 3rd
then I had a gap of 3 years for my girl and 3rd son then 4years and one month between the girl and last son.
Worked out pretty good!

My children are three years apart. Of course the two youngest are twins which is a whole different ball game. At three the older one was well out of diapers so she was no problem. At school they were not too close together that teachers would remember and compare. Some teachers did cause my oldest was very smart and they expected the others to be the same. Not quite. Now my older daughter's first kid is 6 years older than the younger ones. They have nothing in common. She used to(still does sometimes)get mad cause the younger two (who are 15 months apart)would go into her room and mess up her stuff.They younger two might as well be twins. They play together and get in trouble together. I still like about 3 to four years between, just to give parents a break.

I have 4 children, ages 9, 4, 3 and 2. there is a 5 year gap between my first 2, but the rest seemed to come all at once lol. It was my experience that having them all so close made it easier to look after them. They do keep my husband and I busy but we wouldnt have it any other way.:)

The ideal age gap depends alot on the personality of your children and whether you have boys or girls. A five year age gap between a girl and a boy is almost enough for a generational gap. Five years between two girls is fine. I think three years is a good general gap between children. It gives you enough time to spend with each one as a baby without, as you say, a generation gap. Again personalities play a lot into this as well. Also, the relationship between the parents has a great impact on how well children get along.