Image: pexels The key to a happy family? Having FOUR or more children: Parents of larger broods are happier and more satisfied with their lives Psychologists conducted a five-year study into family life satisfaction Participants were asked to complete questionnaires about their home life Parents with four or more children were the most satisfied group While single fathers said they were the least satisfied with their family life Children can be loud, chaotic and expensive and many of us would assume that the larger a family, the more fraught the parents will be. But the opposite is true. A study has found that parents with four or more children are more satisfied than those with fewer offspring because they enjoy the chaos of a large family. The research also found gay, lesbian and transgender parents are just as happy with their lot, while single dads are the least satisfied with their family set-up. These results come ...