http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/320812/Is-it-so-important-to-have-sibling-for-my-child-of-4-years-old My son is turning 4 years old this year. I am not sure that I want to have another baby or not. My husband said it's ok for him only one but thinking of my child it's better to have a sibling. Please give me advice. GreatSchools en-us iluvagaupt OH Yeah, I see I am late on this message. I hope you are pregnant by now. :) http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/320812/Is-it-so-important-to-have-sibling-for-my-child-of-4-years-old?cpage=1#comment_436993 5100.436993 Fri, 29 May 2009 23:06:08 -0700 iluvagaupt I am the last of 7 children. I love ALL my siblings and their kids. I have two children. I could never imagine them as an only. That is my ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/320812/Is-it-so-important-to-have-sibling-for-my-child-of-4-years-old?cpage=1#comment_436992 5100.436992 Fri, 29 May 2009 23:04:56 -0700 TeacherParent I think the reason to have a child is because it's right for everyone in the family, including you, not because it's right for any single member of the family. ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/320812/Is-it-so-important-to-have-sibling-for-my-child-of-4-years-old?cpage=1#comment_357191 5100.357191 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:32:15 -0800 mamachela I think too so this is a personal choice if you want to bring another child to your family.I'm a happy mom of 3 but is hard take care of ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/320812/Is-it-so-important-to-have-sibling-for-my-child-of-4-years-old?cpage=1#comment_355495 5100.355495 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:21:18 -0800 cwaters13 I feel the same way. My daughter will be four in March an I grew up with a brother who was and is my best friend. Her dad grew up ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/320812/Is-it-so-important-to-have-sibling-for-my-child-of-4-years-old?cpage=1#comment_321292 5100.321292 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:40:43 -0800 mom256 I dont' think about siblings only for the younger years, I'm glad I have siblings as an adult. I know too many singletons who say they wish they had a ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/320812/Is-it-so-important-to-have-sibling-for-my-child-of-4-years-old?cpage=2#comment_321092 5100.321092 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:54:08 -0800 emmetweems I am not an only child and neither is my wife, neither of us got along or liked our siblings. So we asked our 4yr old and he said no ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/320812/Is-it-so-important-to-have-sibling-for-my-child-of-4-years-old?cpage=2#comment_321080 5100.321080 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:47:11 -0800 carvell04 I think it is truly a personal choice. My husband was an only child and is now a wonderful successful man. I think he was lonely as a child, but ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/320812/Is-it-so-important-to-have-sibling-for-my-child-of-4-years-old?cpage=2#comment_321049 5100.321049 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:17:55 -0800 healthy11 I concur with tjlove that for every family, it is an individual decision. Some people who had no problem conceiving one child, find it difficult to have another. Not all ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/320812/Is-it-so-important-to-have-sibling-for-my-child-of-4-years-old?cpage=2#comment_320937 5100.320937 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:45:16 -0800 tjlove This is such a personal choice. I think as our children get older it's hard for us, as mothers, to watch them become less and less dependent on us. We ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/320812/Is-it-so-important-to-have-sibling-for-my-child-of-4-years-old?cpage=2#comment_320844 5100.320844 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:21:33 -0800