Is it better to wait a few years after the first child? Or to raise two children of a similar age in one go. Both approaches have their pros and cons, says a child guidance counsellor. — CHRISTIN KLOSE/dpa
THE baby items haven't been put away yet and are at the ready, as it were. And the age difference from the first child would be small, so the siblings could play together. But is it really a good idea to have another baby right away?
"When parents who want another child ask me about ideal spacing, I unfortunately don't have a standard answer," says Dana Mundt, a social educator for Germany's Federal Conference for Child Guidance Counselling, in an interview with dpa. But she offers some pointers that can help them in their decision.
