You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. More people decided to have children in their later age than in the past. Why? Do advantages of this outweigh disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should write at least 250 words.

Nowadays, people tend to decide to have their

first

child much later than a few decades ago.

This

trend has divided public's opinion into advocates and detractors. Having children later on is a consequence of a few factors.

Firstly

, these days an indispensable role in today's society is in education, which is time consuming and very often young students are unable to become parents due to being focused on the acquisition of new knowledge and gaining professional qualifications.

Secondly

, after finishing university, the young generation would rather concentrate

on

Suggestion

On

their future career than on having progeny.

Furthermore

, when they

finally

establish a strong social and financial position, they are becoming focused on creating a homely environment and introduce their babies to the world.

However

, sometimes it takes longer than expected due to new generation's diseases

such

us

to the same degree (often followed by 'as')

as

problem with fertility,

that is

often the consequence of a stressful and unhealthy lifestyle caused by the rat race. Personally, I think that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, because much more mature parents are taking

greater

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great

care of their offspring, due to being more patient than younger people.

Moreover

, educated parents are better role models and are able to pass their acquired knowledge to their children. There was a research, which showed that the majority of teenagers who are entering

univeristy

the body of faculty and students at a university

university

, usually come from families whose members

also

have a degree. Another point which supports my point of view is, that older parents, who have already established their financial position can offer their offspring better prosperity.

In other words

, parents have

resources

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the resources

to contribute financially in their children's education, holidays and other additional after school activities, which can reflect in better physical and emotional development. In conclusion, the new generation seems to have their children later on than before due to

longer

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long

periods of education, better access to contraception, fertility problems and a desire to establish a financial and social position in our society. In my opinion, older parents are usually well educated and wealthy enough to offer their children a better start in their life.