Western societies are known for low birthrates. While a couple of generations back, couples often had four or more children, the average today hover around one or two. Having fewer children may require additional help from outside the immediate family and slower developmental growth for their younger additions, though the trend could be reversed by changing how families are represented.
When parents have fewer children, the need for support from outside the nuclear family increases while development tends to slow. For working parent, a young only-child may require another guardian from extended family, a friend of parents', or even daycare. This can be a burden in terms of others' time and energy, or a family 's finances in the latter case. An older sibling, however, could instead handle babysitting responsibilities. Additionally, younger siblings often model brothers and sisters. Younger children often lean to walk faster, talk faster, and achieve other milestones more quickly. While certainly not the end of the world if child grows up alone, parents eager to get past some of the early hurdles may wish for such an example.
To encourage parents to have more kids would firstly require changing how families are represented in the media. People's attitudes are influenced very much by indirect message, even from the shows they watch. For example, if the families they stream on screen usually consist of one or two children, it could be associated as the norm. As in the case of the youngest internalizing the behavior of their older siblings, surrounding viewers with large larger model families could potentially increase the amount of kids they consider as standard.
In conclusion, many families today stop at one or two children, but need additional support. Additionally, their kids may not develop as quickly in certain areas. By incorporating large families in the media, however, the trend could be revered
Western societies  
are known
 for low birthrates. While a couple of generations back, couples  
often
 had four or more  
children
, the average  
today
 hover around one or two. Having fewer  
children
 may require additional  
help
 from outside the immediate  
family
 and slower developmental growth for their younger additions, though the trend could  
be reversed
 by changing how  
families
  are represented
.
When  
parents
 have fewer  
children
, the need for support from outside the nuclear  
family
 increases while development tends to slow. For working  
parent
, a young  
only
-child may require another guardian from extended  
family
, a friend of parents', or even daycare. This can be a burden in terms of others' time and energy, or a  
family 's
 finances in the latter case. An older sibling,  
however
, could  
instead
 handle babysitting responsibilities.  
Additionally
, younger siblings  
often
 model brothers and sisters. Younger  
children
  often
 lean to walk faster, talk faster, and achieve other milestones more  
quickly
. While  
certainly
 not the  
end
 of the world if child grows up alone,  
parents
 eager to  
get
 past  
some of the
 early hurdles may wish for such an example.
To encourage  
parents
 to have more kids would  
firstly
 require changing how  
families
  are represented
 in the media.  
People
's attitudes  
are influenced
  very
 much by indirect message, even from the  
shows
 they  
watch
.  
For example
, if the  
families
 they stream on screen  
usually
 consist of one or two  
children
, it could  
be associated
 as the norm. As in the case of the youngest internalizing the behavior of their older siblings, surrounding viewers with large larger model  
families
 could  
potentially
 increase the amount of kids they consider as standard. 
In conclusion
,  
many
  families
  today
  stop
 at one or two  
children
,  
but
 need additional support.  
Additionally
, their kids may not develop as  
quickly
 in certain areas. By incorporating large  
families
 in the media,  
however
, the trend could be  
revered