You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Many people today, especially in the developed world, are choosing to have fewer children, or none at all. Why is this happening, and do you think it is a good trend? Give reasons for your answer, and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should write at least 250 words.

The worrying trend of decreasing birth rate is observed in many countries,

in particular

the developed ones. It is possible to identify

causes

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the causes

driving

this

phenomenon, which, I believe, would have a negative impact on those societies. The change in people’s mentality has influenced the

choince

the person or thing chosen or selected

choice

chance

of the number of

children many

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children, many

couples would like to have. Certainly, most western societies are the consumerist ones. What

this

means is that

peaople

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

people

feel they must have the most recent

gagets

a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

gadgets

graduates

or other pieces of technology.

As a

result many

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result, many

choose to concentrate on their careers, so that they could earn more,

instead

of looking after children.

Besides

, every child is a noticeable

finantial

involving financial matters

financial

cost to the parents, as the need to provide them with food, clothing and education.

Therefore

, it is becoming more common that young adults decide to live with all the comforts the world can provide

instead

of having many children.

Although

this

situation presents the benefit of wealthy living while being young, it might have detrimental consequences for the future.

Firstly

, the economic impact; smaller numbers of working age residents will result in

lower amount

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a lower amount

of taxes paid.

This

, in turn, would mean lower pensions for the retired.

Secondly

, medical developments contribute to increasing human life span.

This

in addition

to already mentioned decreasing numbers of those working might create a serious problem with healthcare provision. If there are not enough candidates to fill in the vacancies in hospitals and care homes, the elderly will experience

low

Suggestion

lower

quality of care.

Hence

, in the long run declining birth rates could have

negative impact

Suggestion

a negative impact

on the society. In conclusion, many couples decide to have less than two children so they can enjoy life. In my firm opinion,

this

phenomenon would be detrimental for the future of many societies.