Mum says it is "selfish" and "irresponsible" to have more than three kids

A mum says it is "selfish" and "irresponsible" to have more than three kids – as parents can’t give them "enough attention".

Aurora McCausland, 28, feels parents of three or more children can't dedicate enough time to each of them individually.

The mum - who has two sons Bastian, six, and Rosen, four - believes it is "irresponsible" to have a large family.

Aurora, a stay-at-home mum, from Salt Lake City, Utah, US, said: "I feel it is selfish.

"It's not possible for you to give as much of yourself as your children deserve – emotionally, physically, mentally and financially.

"It doesn't seem possible to give them enough attention."

When Aurora left home aged 19 and met her husband, Seth, 27, who works in manufacturing, she realised she didn't want a big family.

They both decided two was the maximum amount of children they could "handle".

She said: "We didn’t want a big family.

"I only have two and can't imagine the guilt if I had more. I don’t think I could care for more children effectively.

"That's how many arms I have.

"If you have eight children, you want to spent 15 minutes dedicated to each child.

"That's two hours of your day and while doing everything else - when are you going to do that?

"I still feel it is irresponsible to have that many children."

Aurora says the maximum number of children a couple should have is between three or four.

She said: "I think some people can handle a few more children – three or four is the maximum."

She believes having children in itself is "selfish".

Aurora said: "I recognise that having children in itself is inherently selfish.

"Two is the most I can handle."

Aurora said a lot of strangers who grew up in a big family agreed with her views.

She said: "There is no way you can give your energy to that many beings.

"You don't need to have that many children."