People prefer becoming parents at older age nowadays than ever before. There have been polarised views, whether its benefits outweigh the drawbacks. In my opinion, it has more demerits than merits.
Late parenthood is froth with lots of disadvantages. Firstly, fathers and mothers who are elderly whereas their children are still little encounter difficulties catering for and bringing them up. This is because at late middle age to old age, the body is degenerating and becoming weaker. These parents are unable to hustle to make money for their children's education. They also lack strength to discipline their children when necessary. A good example is my neighbour and wife, who started having babies in their middle fiftys. At 70 years the first son was just entering secondary school. It was difficult for them to combine age related illnesses and fending for their children. As a result, these children grew as if they had no parents. They were not disciplined and ended up criminals.
Another downside to it is the fact that most children of geriatric parents become orphans pretty early in their childhood. In fact studies by social workers showed that 80% of children in the orphanage are born of parents who started having babies at their late middle age. These elderly parents die from natural course of aging, leaving their little children behind. These and lots more are the disadvantages of late parenthood.
In conclusion, though it is becoming a more popular decision among people to have children in later age, it is not a good idea because it has lots of negatives far more than the positives
People
prefer becoming
parents
at older
age
nowadays than ever
before
. There have been
polarised
views, whether its benefits outweigh the drawbacks. In my opinion, it has more demerits than merits.
Late parenthood is froth with lots of disadvantages.
Firstly
, fathers and mothers who are elderly whereas their
children
are
still
little
encounter difficulties catering for and bringing them up. This is
because
at late middle
age
to
old
age
, the body is degenerating and becoming weaker. These
parents
are unable to hustle to
make
money for their children's education. They
also
lack strength to discipline their
children
when necessary. A
good
example is my
neighbour
and wife, who
started
having babies in their middle
fiftys
. At 70 years the
first
son was
just
entering secondary school. It was difficult for them to combine
age
related illnesses and fending for their
children
.
As a result
, these
children
grew as if they had no
parents
. They were not disciplined and ended up criminals.
Another downside to it is the fact that most
children
of geriatric
parents
become orphans pretty early in their childhood. In fact studies by social workers
showed
that 80% of
children
in the orphanage
are born
of
parents
who
started
having babies at their late middle
age
. These elderly
parents
die
from natural course of aging, leaving their
little
children
behind. These and lots more are the disadvantages of late parenthood.
In conclusion
, though it is becoming a more popular decision among
people
to have
children
in later
age
, it is not a
good
idea
because
it has lots of negatives far more than the positives