Give us your opinion! What's the best age gap between siblings?

My daughters have a 2 year gap between them - i think thats a good gap as it means when they are older they will be closer than if say they had a ten year gap!

I think a 1 - 5 year gap is the better gap between kids! IMO

Hayley x

My sister and I are 1 yr and 16 days apart. We lucked out because we are really close. It was like having a twin but also having separate friends and not feeling the need to compete as much. But I would imagine it was quite a handful for my parents though <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

My brother and I are 4 1/2 years apart. We're close, but that gap is a little big, because we were always at different stages until recently. Also, brother/sister relationships are a bit different than same sex siblings. I wouldn't change it though!

Me and my sis are only a year and 9 days apart..so theres always a rush for gifts around then

My daughters are 3.5 yrs apart and it's working out really well. My older dd is really able to understand what has happened to her family.

I'm 23 years old and I am very close to all my brothers and they range between 39, 36, and 31. I'm more closer to the older two. Go figure.

I think it's interesting because some kids are affected differently by the age gap. I always thought 2 years was the perfect gap but now I don't know. It's also different if you're thinking about it from a parent's angle or a kid's angle! :-)

my mom wanted just four kids plus the American dream family... you got it two boys and two girls. my mom and dad just kept trying till a girl came out. lol I just got too dang luckyjavascript:void(0)
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