Nowadays, more and more people decide to have children later in their life. Flashcards

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Nowadays, more and more people decide to have children later in their life. What are the reasons? Do advantages of this outweigh disadvantages?

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Introduction:

  • Many people currently decide not to have babies when they are young and wait until they get older instead.
  • I would like to demonstrate several reasons for this tendency and discuss that its drawbacks outweigh its benefits.

Body:
- several reasons why a number of individuals want to have children later in their life.
+ Allows them to have more time to enjoy life
+ It is easier for a young couple to travel < no nurture
+ Early stage of their career > Have lower income compared to when they are older.
+ start raising a family after having enough money > ensure a better life for their children.

  • bring some negative effects > family life & society
    + having children later will cause a significant age gap between two generations > hard for parents to understand
    + The babies being born might be less physically healthy.
    + Affect the quality of the future workforce.

Conclusion:
- It is understandable why people want to have children in their middle age, but this tendency can result in some negative impacts on both family life and society..

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