In recent years, an increasing number of people are choosing have children later in their life. This trend is attributed to several social and economic sides, and it has both negative and positive consequences.
One main reason that they want to focus on their studies and career first. Many young adults are spending a lot of time finishing their university and find a stable job. Another reason is the living cost. Having child to early and the money pay to raise them is very expensive, so most couples often wait until they have financially ready. On the society sides, people nowadays are more acceptable to marry and have children later, especially for those women who want to achieve their personal goals and remain jobs
This trend brings some advantages. Older parents are usually more mature and responsible, as they have a good job with high income, which can easily give a great condition to take care of their children. Besides, it also makes some drawbacks for these people. Delaying have children later can lead to heath risks for the mother and the child. Moreover, when parents are getting old, they may have less energy and don’t strong like they were young, and can make the generation gap between both become more further.
In summary, while delaying childbirth offers benefits such as financial stability and maturity, it also impacts health and contributes to the generation gap. Overall, they may be can adjust to balance their work and having child early to reduce their lives and get a better life.