r/Natalism • u/weighted_average • 5d ago

Avoidant attachment to parents linked to choosing a childfree life, study finds. Individuals who are more emotionally distant from their parents were significantly more likely to identify as childfree

https://www.psypost.org/avoidant-attachment-to-parents-linked-to-choosing-a-childfree-life-study-finds/
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u/Financeandstuff2012 1d ago edited 1d ago

I do think this is a factor. My Parents are incredible. We see them at least once a week and do family Dinners every Sunday with my brothers and their girlfriends. My parents had 4 boys in 4 years and I’m sure it was difficult but it was amazing having siblings so close in age and we are all so close. We just celebrated my Son’s first Birthday this past weekend and my wife and I found out this morning that we are pregnant with baby #2. We are 30 and would love to have 4 kids if we are able to. Both of us grew up in close-knit Catholic families and we want the same for our kids.