In some countries, the difference in the age between parents and children are greater than in the past. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

Nowadays, the

age

-gap between parents and their children is getting wider, unlike in the past when the gap was insignificant. In my opinion,

this

new development offers more benefits than drawbacks.

To begin

, one of the primary advantages of having a distant space between the parents and children

age

is that of respect.

This

is because older parents are more revered by their offsprings than younger ones. A close

age

-gap between them sometimes breeds contempt.

In addition

, another advantage of

this

is that older parents are often better prepared for parenting roles. They are usually financially and emotionally stable to handle child rearing. Let us take,

for example

, a young school leaver who is unemployed happens to give birth to a child, he is more likely to be incapable of caring for the child as necessary.

However

, some people have argued that, giving birth at a later

age

is detrimental to the health.

For example

, fertility in women tends to decline with advancing

age

, and they are very prone to childbirth complications during delivery

such

as postpartum haemorrhage, shock, etc.

Furthermore

, previous studies have found out that birth defects

such

as spina bifida and Down syndrome are strongly associated to the older

age

of the parents. What is more? Elderly parents are predisposed to caring for their children till retirement

age

when they are supposed to be taking a break from parenting roles. In conclusion, there are both benefits and drawbacks to a wide

age

difference between the parents and children. On examining both, ultimately, I believe that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.