"The banker inquired about their ages. "Seven and 12," I said, "with a 2-year-old at home. Too young to open an account yet." "Yes," I answered. She let out an abrupt laugh that caught me off guard. "Oh, honey," she said, clicking on her keyboard with her acrylic nails, "that's a funny age spread. What made you do that?" I can enjoy one baby at a time Meanwhile, many of my friends with babies and toddlers"
"Parenting trends seem to shift in five-year cycles. With my eldest two, I was a baby-wearing devotee, testing every wrap and sling until I finally settled on the Ergo, then the trendy Tula - easy, click-and-go. My babies practically lived in them. This last time around, I started noticing parents with the Tushbaby hip seat carrier. I resisted, stuck in my Ergo-Tula ways, until my friend, a mother of six, convinced me to try it."
Three children spaced five years apart create unexpected advantages and logistical trade-offs. The spacing allows focused time with each infant because there is no simultaneous toddler to chase, while still enabling sibling play across ages. Coordinating activities, practices, and school requires managing three different developmental stages and extra mental organization. Parenting fashions and tools evolve over five-year cycles, prompting changes from baby wraps to hip-seat carriers to ease physical strain. Adapting to new gear and routines becomes necessary. Flexibility, openness to alternatives, and willingness to borrow successful strategies from experienced parents help sustain family needs across a decade.
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