Semester Persuasive Essay#4: Families

Prompt #16 A few decades ago, many families had half a dozen or more children. Nowadays, more and more families are choosing to have only one or two children. Are smaller families better than larger ones? Why or why not? State your position and support it with specific reasons and examples.

There are many large families that include more than six children; there are also many small families that include only one or two children. But nowadays, there are more and more people who are sticking to having only two or one children in their family.  Many believe that having smaller families is actually better than having a large family. Although they always seem to paint the perfect picture, smaller families are not better than larger families, because the larger families have a better chance at at least two of their children turning out successful, while smaller families have a lesser chance.

Even though having a small family may seem very appealing because there are fewer children, it would not be an advantage. It would not be an advantage because if your one kid dies, you would not have that child anymore that was supposed to be successful and live a long life. If you had a big family, you would not have to worry about that little dilemma. Let us say that you had six children. You would be able to count on at least two or three children out of the six to be successful and live a long life.  

Larger families are less prone to a child being unloved at home. They would have multiple siblings that they could go to for help, more children to play with, and less time being lonely. Being loved would help a child be more confident in himself or herself, so they would have support behind them in what they chose to become, therefore a better chance at success. Even though the parents of a smaller family still can love their child, they would not have as big as a support team as a larger family.

I am from a large family myself, even though it is not exactly six children. There are a total of five children (one boy and four girls). Even though we usually argue and call each other names almost every day, we still all love each other. We play with each other, are never lonely in the house, and we could go to each other for help if we needed it. Both my two older sisters are currently in college and my parents support them all of the way. This is just a prime example that at least two in my family right now might become successful in my family.

In conclusion, large families are better than larger families. Even though smaller families may seem better because of less people, it is not. There would be a fewer chance for them to become successful in their life and for them to live longer. Larger families have the advantage of a larger love to be shared throughout the siblings and parents. The children would be less lonely because they would have their siblings for company. I believe that we should all get the idea into our mind that larger is better in family matters. What do you think about that?