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In some countries, the difference in age between parents and children nowadays is greater than in the past. Is this a positive or negative development?

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Today people on average
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 longer than in the past to have their first baby.
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, the
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 gap between generations is widening. Despite certain drawbacks, I believe that
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 is primarily a positive development that can benefit both
parents
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 and their
children
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.
Parents
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 who choose to have
children
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 in their late twenties or early thirties are better prepared to support their families financially. Unlike previous generations, who often became
parents
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 in their early twenties or even as teens, today’s
parents
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 have time to complete their education and develop professional skills, making them more likely to earn a higher income to support their
children
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’s upbringing and future education. Assuming parental responsibilities at a more mature
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 means that adults have time to accumulate the greater life experience required to become good
parents
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. They better know how to communicate with others and how to control their emotions and
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 can become more patient and understanding
parents
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.
Children
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 benefit psychologically from growing up in more stable families. Proponents of earlier parenthood usually claim that when the
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 gap between
parents
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 and
children
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 is too wide, people may not see their grandchildren grow up,
children
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 may be forced to look after their elderly
parents
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 from an early
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, and families may lack understanding
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 the generation gap.
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 these arguments have their merits, I believe that these problems are more pronounced for the minority of couples who have their
children
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 in their forties or fifties, and society in general benefits from people having
children
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 at a more mature
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.
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, the social trend of having
children
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 later will likely continue in most countries.
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 it increases certain risks, I still see
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 as a predominantly positive development because more mature and financially secure
parents
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 can better support their growing
children
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, giving them more time and attention and better opportunities.
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