People nowadays tend to have children at older age. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

In the world today people tend to give birth and start families at a later stage in their lives. From my own point of perspective, the merits outweigh the demerits because there might be unpalatable consequences resulting from

this

such

as difficulty in conceiving a

child

.

To begin

with, Despite these disadvantages, there are certain benefits which can be encapsulated under the umbrella of stability, both: financial and familial. As a couple progresses in life they should have greater financial resources to draw upon to support their children and reduce the negative impact on poverty.

In addition

to the financial stability, there’s

also

stability in the family which should increase as the couple matures.

As a result

, children born at a later stage are less vulnerable to the negative consequences of divorce and family break up which are less common in older pairings.

Although

the positive aspects appear to have great strength, there are

also

significant negative factors to consider. Foremost, as people age, they suffer from a greater amount of genetic degradation which can increase the chances of having a

child

with a genetic defect

such

as Down's syndrome. Another factor which can have a detrimental effect on a

child

’s quality of growth is the fact that older people tend to have less energy which means they are less able to cope with and raise their relatively more energetic young

child

. Moreso, there is

also

a generation gap in terms of relatability. As the age gap between the

child

and the parents increases their ability to relate to each other and share the same ideas about life could be placed under severe pressure.

This

may have negative consequences on the

child

’s upbringing and development.

For instance

, there could be numerous intra-family conflicts between youngsters and their elderly parents. In conclusion, given the greater number of negative elements in comparison to the smaller number of positive aspects of giving birth at an older stage in life, it is reasonable

to conclude

that it is more beneficial to conceive and raise children at a relatively earlier age.