There's a ton of talk lately about whether large or small families are better for kids, with most people saying small families are "obviously" better. This comes on the heels of influencer Ballerina Farm sharing that she's pregnant with her 9th, after which she received pretty hard push back from some people on X. In this episode, I'll walk you through why you're probably thinking about large families wrong, and explain the family teams way of thinking about this where the larger the family, the larger the blessing. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:15 Blindspots 4:26 Peers vs parents 7:08 Can you expect older children to "parent" younger siblings? 11:02 Living like a family TEAM Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com Resources Mentioned: FREE 5 Day Email Series to Turn Your Family Into a Team: https://familyteams.com/transform/ Rebecca Reid X: https://x.com/RebeccaCNReid/status/2028157735892631620 --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!