Are Large Families Better For Kids Than Small Families?

2026-03-12

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There's a ton of talk lately about whether large or small families are better for kids, with most people saying small families are "obviously" better. This comes on the heels of influencer Ballerina Farm sharing that she's pregnant with her 9th, after which she received pretty hard push back from some people on X. In this episode, I'll walk you through why you're probably thinking about large families wrong, and explain the family teams way of thinking about this where the larger the family, the larger the blessing. On this...

There's a ton of talk lately about whether large or small families are better for kids, with most people saying small families are "obviously" better.

This comes on the heels of influencer Ballerina Farm sharing that she's pregnant with her 9th, after which she received pretty hard push back from some people on X.

In this episode, I'll walk you through why you're probably thinking about large families wrong, and explain the family teams way of thinking about this where the larger the family, the larger the blessing.

On this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

1:15 Blindspots

4:26 Peers vs parents

7:08 Can you expect older children to "parent" younger siblings?

11:02 Living like a family TEAM

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