more people decided to have children in their later than in the past, why? Do advantages of this outweigh disadvantages ?

In the modern world, a number of

people

are planning to have their

children

later in

life

in comparison with the past .

This

is mainly caused by pursuing a carrier first before they start a family. In my view , the benefits are huge than the drawbacks . The main advantage of starting a family later in

life

is that an individual will have enough

time

to study and pursue his or her carrier path and finishes it without bothering to care for the babies.

Firstly

, long ago,

people

did not realise the rewards until recently when they fully understood that concept , which made them change the way they follow

life

steps.

For instance

, an individual in the past would just finishes the ordinary level and get employed , and immediately start to have kids

thereafter

, unlike nowadays whereby the first level of education is no longer sufficient enough to secure employment .

As a result

, more and more

time

is needed in learning which leads to a delay in having

children

.

Besides

these appealing positives , there are

also

some negatives to it . The major drawback is that the parent risk having a Down -syndrome baby . It has been proved by numerous studies that delaying having

children

,

for example

in the late 40s might increase the risk of having offspring with health challenges . It is often considered that the most important

time

to bear

children

is during their youthful age, but

this

has changed recently.

In addition

, the other demerit is that

people

might have less working

time

before they reach retirement age.

This

has been a problem since

people

started spending more

time

in tertiary education. In conclusion, starting having

children

later in

life

may give an individual ample

time

to study and

this

can have detrimental effects on the health of

children

.