In this day and age, there is a growing recognition that the number of people who opt to bear child later in their life increases inexorably. Such phenomenon can be attributable to a host of reasons and I would contend that it is a positive trend.
There are two underlying reasons why many delay their parenthood. First and foremost, many people have certain ambitions that they are striving to achieve as promptly as possible. To this end, the bulk of their time will be dedicated to catering for their career and, therefore, parenthood might be postponed to a later period. Secondly, in modern society, the price for rearing a child is becoming prohibitively expensive and given the majority of young parents who have insufficient experience in their life, fostering an infant would be a massive undertaking for those adults. This will not only put a strain on these young parents’ financial background but also render them stressful, even spark off divorces in the worst-case scenario.
While this new pattern is not devoid of drawbacks, I am convinced that the benefits are more significant. The latent risks of health problems of both the mother and babies, prompted by the delay of childbearing, can be mitigated by the recent triumphs in medical field the world over. In addition, older parents tend to have stable career which empower them to apply themselves to rearing their children in the most comfortable and optimal way. Moreover, the experience they can accumulate when delaying parenthood affords them the skills to well nourish a child, compared to most younger parents who lack these abilities or not cultivated sufficiently.
In conclusion, the pursuit of career and escalating price of rearing a child are two driving factors behind postponed parenthood among modern citizens, and I believe that the unquestionable benefits of this phenomenon are far more striking than the downside and thus it is a positive trend.