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The secret of domestic bliss is having two daughters, according to a study.

Broody couples might want to throw away any dreams of a boy for him and a girl for her. The secret of domestic bliss is having two daughters, according to a study.

Broody couples might want to throw away any dreams of a boy for him and a girl for her.

The secret of domestic bliss is having two daughters, according to a study.

In a finding that will surprise many parents, researchers concluded that two girls are unlikely to fight, will play nicely together, rarely annoy their parents and tend not to wind each other up.

They also make little noise, seldom ignore each other and are more likely to confide in their mother or father, scientists claim.

But doubling the number of daughters is a recipe for disaster, with parents of four girls the least happy with their domestic set-up.

Researchers questioned thousands of mothers and fathers of under-16s to come up with the recipe for a harmonious family life.

Those with two girls were most likely to say their children were easy to reason with, helped around the house and generally got on well with each other.

But parents of four girls reported refereeing an average of four fights a day. 

After two girls, the second most appealing combination of children was one girl and one boy, with 86 per cent of parents saying their little boy and little girl were genuine friends.

Two siblings of opposite genders rarely argue over toys and are easy to reason with, but suffer from a lack of shared interests as they grow up, the researchers claim.

Researchers polled 2,116 parents with 12 different combinations of offspring, excluding only children.

Mothers and fathers were asked to rank their children’s behaviour based on categories including ease of care, compatibility and overall behaviour.

'BEST' TO 'WORST' COMBINATIONS OF CHILDREN:

1. Two girls 
2. One boy and one girl
3. Two boys
4. Three girls
5. Three boys
6. Four boys
7. Two girls and one boy
8. Two boys and one girl
9. Three boys and one girl
10. Three girls and one boy
11. Two boys and two girls
12. Four girls

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