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
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