Is Having Another Baby A Good Idea?
Latina|August 2016

Four solid reasons to stop worrying and have that second child.

Eliana Osborn
Is Having Another Baby A Good Idea?

YOU THOUGHT THE FAMILY WOULD BE HAPPY ONCE YOU HAD A BABY. But as soon as abuela holds that first squishy little angel, she’s suggesting you hurry up and have another. Sound familiar? And maybe you’re resisting mightily, for a host of personal reasons. If one of them is the notion that an only child is more likely to flourish because they’ll have greater parental attention and support, listen to what family experts have to say about the potential advantages your first kid will have with a new brother or sister. It goes way beyond having a ready-made playmate.

Better social skills and conflict management:

This story is from the August 2016 edition of Latina.

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