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How many children should you have now?

Everybody prays to have children, at least someone to look up to when you are old, someone to preserve the good name you would leave behind. But how many is enough considering the nature of the economy?
We sampled opinions of Nigerian in other to know this…

 

Tobi Olagun

Two is okay but for sex reasons, they can have three. If God blesses you with a boy and girl, good. As Africans, we believe we must have both male and female. Once you try three times and you have both sexes, it is okay. Even if you don’t have both sexes, you have to be content at the same time.

 

Taiye Taiwo
Three is enough because of the economic downturn. So that you can have enough resources to cater for all of them. School fees, house rent, medicals and other miscellaneous.

 

Daniel Adeyemo
Three is okay. I have three, I think that is reasonable enough. There is nothing bad in having more than that but just like Ayinde Barrister said, you should give birth to the number of children you can cater for. If you think of school fees nobody would tell you not to have more than two or three children.

 

Kola Seyitan

It depends on how many you can cater for. You can have up to four or three just ensure you can take good care of them. Yoruba’s used to say a child will bring what it would eat from heaven, that does not apply to this present day Nigeria. Just have the number you can cater for.

 

Rayo Ogbole
Two is okay, once you have a boy or girl, you are lucky. Even if it is two boys, you are lucky as well. Having a handful will allow you cater for them adequately.

 

Nelson Masi
I don’t think a man should be told the number of children he should have with this economic situation.
Maybe one because I have two and I am still struggling to pay their fees.
We pray things get better, then you can think of three.

 

Chuks Ezenwa
Three on an average, I think any parent can cater for three children, even if you can’t give them the very best, you will be able to take care of them with the little you have.

 

Owoseni Aishat
At least three children should do. If someone has one or two, it is just like being barren. Three is the best, that would perfect a family.
But if you have the capability, five is enough, just take good care of them.

 

Yinka Benson
Having to care for three children will not be stressful. It is also important to have both sexes, that would give you a sense of belonging and hope for tomorrow because there must be a bad apple among them. Even if one is nothing to write home about, the other two would stand by you.

 

Biola Falusi

Four is a perfect number. I can’t say two because it is like not having any child. Having four would give you a better leverage over those who have two or three. If one doesn’t take care of you in future, the other one would.

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