Nowadays,
people
tend to have their
first
child
when they are older.
This
phenomenon occurs in the world, and there are some reasons explaining it.
First
and foremost, the living standard of
people
is improving. When the living standard is improved,
people
are more willing to get a better quality of
life
.
Therefore
, they
work
longer and harder to earn more money. Spending more
time
at
work
, they lack
time
to take care of their
child
.
Hence
, they prefer to have their
first
child
when they earn enough money and are older.
Moreover
, the
age
for
people
getting married has increased.
People
in the past got married at the
age
of around 15, but modern
people
get married when they are around 30.
Thus
, they have their
first
child
at an older
age
when compared to the past.
This
circumstance creates some
advantages
for modern
society
. The
first
benefit
is that
people
contribute more to
society
at their most productive
age
. It is because they focus on
work
and create more products. They will not get distracted from taking care of their
child
.
This
helps the economy of the
society
to improve,
as well as
their quality of
life
. The second
benefit
is that
people
who do not have a
child
will have relatively less responsibility when compared to those who have. With less responsibility, they will have a happier
life
as they do not have a large burden in raising a
child
,
such
as looking for a prestigious school for their
child
and taking good care of their
child
to prevent them from illness. These require a lot of effort. The third
benefit
is that
people
get more experience and have a wider social network when they get older.
This
helps their
child
to know more
people
in the future, which benefits their
child
's future career.
However
, there are
also
some disadvantages when
people
have their
first
child
at an older
age
. One of the drawbacks is that it accelerates the ageing problem in the world. More
people
are getting older with fewer newborns.
This
makes the retirement
age
increase.
People
need to
work
longer and spend less
time
enjoying
life
after retirement. Another drawback is that there is a higher risk for women to give
birth
at an older
age
. Elder women may need to risk their health or even
life
to give
birth
, which does not worth it. In the worst cases, the mother dies because of giving
birth
to the baby. It is tragic for the whole family.
Therefore
, it is dangerous for women to give
birth
get an older
age
.
In conclusion, there are several reasons for
people
to have their
first
child
when they are older. At the same
time
, there are
advantages
and disadvantages occurs. I think the
advantages
outweigh the disadvantages as those
advantages
that
this
situation brings can
benefit
both
society
and the public.