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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]My child’s therapist said that one cause of her anxiety was the three-year age gap between her and her younger brother. I guess at that age children have a greater awareness of the self so they feel it acutely when their parents’ attention is split  in two. Two years is better than three for the older sibling. [/b]

But they have a *great* relationship and I don’t regret the age gap because I couldn’t have handled a two year age gap. I actually did get pregnant and there would have been a 2 year gap and I started having panic attacks. I had a miscarriage, and then when I got pregnant with my son I was so happy and everything felt so perfect.

With questions about “what is best” you have to consider everybody in the family, not just the kids. [/quote]

This is kind of a f***ed up thing to tell a parent. especially because it was due to miscarriage. I would find a new therapist if my kid's therapist told me that.[/quote]

Yeah that sounds bogus and not research based! [/quote]
+1 what a terrible thing to say to someone!! I would find a new therapist stat.[/quote]

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