In a world that never stops developing these days, a lot of people decide to have fewer children or no one at all. For me personally, I don’t thing it is a great movement. Although there are a lot of reasons why that can be happening.
In terms of why society decide to have only one or two children even childfree, it is mainly because people today are more focus with their own self, they tend to live independently or only comfort with their partner. Moreover, the cost of living which significantly increase, not to mention the high price of house particularly if people want to have the house in a big city because if we have children one of things which essential is where they will grow up, as a parents we definitely want a good environment to raise the children. There are countless instances of these, but in Indonesia especially Jakarta the price of the house is unreasonable and many people admit that salaries in Jakarta don’t match the cost of living.
However, whether adult’s mindset are really complex. There are a lot of example, such as our ancestors were still able to support their children even thought they have many children. They still can raise their children and give them a decent life. In my opinion, many people think too complexly or they are actually insecure because they feel that they are not worthy of being parents.
In conclusion, eventhough life is a choice, and people are free to choose what is best for their life. Childfree is still not a good trend to follow, there are a lot of solutions to solve the problem.