Alan Singer, PhD, is a researcher and family therapist who's made it his life's work to study, treat, and advise couples who want to figure out how many children to have and when to have them.

• Acknowledgments ixIntroduction 11 Why Do You Want to Have Children? 52 When Is the Best Time for You to Have Children? 233 How Many Children Can Your Relationship Hold? 514 Small, Moderate, Large What’s Your Ideal Family Size? 695 How Do Old (and New) Family Traditions Affect Your Family Size? 97Epilogue 129Self-Tests: Family Size Choice 131Notes 143Selected Resources 153Bibliography 159About the Author 169Index 171

As a licensed family therapist and eighth child in his family, Singer has the experience to guide couples in choosing whether and how many children to have. The essence of the book is a series of comprehensive self-assessment quizzes dealing with physical and mental health, financial situations, family background, and so forth. He guides couples in considering their ideal family size, the spacing of children, and the best time to have children, if at all. Singer skillfully fills a void in the literature on this topic without judgment, and would be of assistance to any individual or couple considering having children. (Library Journal, July 2011)