Band 5+: Many men and women are making the decision to have children later in life. Why is this trend occurring? What are the impacts of this development on both family and society?

In the ongoing time, there is an increase in the number of individuals deciding to become parents in the later period. This essay will discuss reasons behind this trend with logical rationales and suggest its influence on both family and society.

With the relentless development of civilized society, individuals are required to work constantly to strive for success. Due to numerous challenges of the ongoing society, such as the higher expenses of accommodations, individuals are unable to be responsible for having childrens without sustainable finances. This, in turn, leads to the lack of time spent for their personal purposes, particularly having children, due to their hectic schedule. If they become parents in the early stage of their business, it will place a substantial amount of pressure on them alongside those encountered on their work. Therefore, they need to postpone starting a family, which deters them from continuing to their working success.

Consequently, this phenomenon will pose myriad difficulties on the enhancement of nations. As individuals delay their plan of having children, in the long term, this will lead to the extension of working age. Due to the shortage of workforce, which is primarily caused by the postponement of having children, old individuals are assigned to work in critical sectors that they cannot perform similarly to the young ones. As a consequence, it will lead to the decrease in the working efficiency as senior individuals are unable to handle multitasking. For instance, in Japan, citizens tend to become parents in the later phase of their lives. It is obivious that there is an increase in the lack of workforce in crucial aspects, stagnating their national development.

In conclusion, as aforementioned, the development of civilized society is the major factor leading to the postponement of having children of individuals. This phenomenon will cause adverse effects on the society; therefore, governments should incentivize individuals to be responsible for having children in the earlier period.