In modern society, young people have a tendency of postponing their parenthood until late 30’s or even early 40’s. The reasons for this phenomenon are the desire to achieve a perfect career and modern fertility technology, which have huge effects on society and parenting.
To begin with, the labor market demands solid education from both genders and pushes them through cut-throwing competition for desired positions. Womens have no choice and postpone their maternity to gain higher education and establish themselves in their careers. Furthermore, it is quite a challenge for women to balance between being a mom and professional, especially in order to have an edge in some competitive workplaces, women consequently put off their plans for having babies. Moreover, one of the reasons for delaying childbirth women can buy some time thanks to new technologies. Women can have babies even in their forties due to fertility technologies allowing eggs freezing. This option has given women some flexibility in deciding the right time for them to have babies.
It is to say that late parenting has an enormous effect on both society and family. For instance, speed aging of population, which directly leads to a shortage of labor force in future and increases government expenditures on healthcare, consequently, medical treatment becomes more expensive. Furthermore, it may also increase pressure on young couples as they have to face the caring need of elderly family members. These factors could lead to significant cut in berth rates and to graying society. However, there are positive effects such as conscious parenting. For example, older parents who have secure jobs and income tend to have more financial ability to provide their children with great education and healthcare. In addition, without the stress of earning money, older parents can spend more time with their children and accompany them with patience.
In conclusion, there are a number of reasons for delaying parenthood such as modern technologies and high competition among young people for better job places, which affects both positive and negative on society and family.
In modern
society
, young
people
have a tendency of postponing their parenthood until late
30’s
or even early
40’s
. The reasons for this phenomenon are the desire to achieve a perfect career and modern fertility
technology
, which have huge effects on
society
and parenting.
To
begin
with, the labor market demands solid education from both genders and pushes them through
cut
-throwing competition for desired positions.
Womens have
no choice and postpone their maternity to gain higher education and establish themselves in their careers.
Furthermore
, it is quite a challenge for
women
to balance between being a mom and professional,
especially
in order to have an edge in
some
competitive workplaces,
women
consequently
put off their plans for having babies.
Moreover
, one of the reasons for delaying childbirth
women
can
buy
some
time thanks to new
technologies
.
Women
can have babies even in their forties due to fertility
technologies
allowing eggs freezing. This option has
given
women
some
flexibility in deciding the right time for them to have babies.
It is to say that late parenting has an enormous effect on both
society
and family.
For instance
, speed aging of population, which
directly
leads to a shortage of labor force in future and increases
government
expenditures on healthcare,
consequently
, medical treatment becomes more expensive.
Furthermore
, it may
also
increase pressure on young couples as they
have to
face the caring need of elderly family members. These factors could lead to significant
cut
in berth rates and to graying
society
.
However
, there are
positive
effects such as conscious parenting.
For example
, older parents who have secure jobs and income tend to have more financial ability to provide their children with great education and healthcare.
In addition
, without the
stress
of earning money, older parents can spend more time with their children and accompany them with patience.
In conclusion
, there are a number of reasons for delaying parenthood such as modern
technologies
and high competition among young
people
for better job places, which affects both
positive
and
negative
on
society
and family.