Raising a child is not easy. It is even harder to raise a child when you are a teenager. Taking care of a child, entering the professional world, finding oneself and getting an education are the most difficult things in most people's lives. How will this affect the relationship between parent and child? So what are the possible advantages and disadvantages of having young parents?
Starting with a negative aspect, often at that age one does not have the money. Raising, feeding and keeping a child warm is not something that comes cheap. At a relatively young age, one does not necessarily have enough money to afford this, as one is not yet financially stable and one's parents may not want to support one. In many cases, it could have bad effects on the child. As psychological research shows that living in poverty has a variety of negative effects on children's physical and mental health as well as on their well-being.
However, one must also consider that when the parents are younger, the child and later the grandchildren get to spend more time with the parents or grandparents than when they are older. If we take the life expectancy from Luxembourg, which almost 83 years, a parent who has their child at 15 has 68 years with their child and the parent who has their child at 30 has only 53 years left with their child. The 15-year-old parents will therefore have 15 years longer with their child than the 30-year-old parents.
In addition, in most cases parents can identify better with their children or teenagers because the age gap is smaller.
This can lead to a better relationship, more understanding and possibly less conflict between parents and children. Contrarily, if there is a large age difference between parents and children, misunderstandings and conflict may take place more often.
In conclusion, it can be said that young parents bring with them both positive and negative aspects. But in the end, the most important thing in raising a child is love and happiness, and as a child can relate better to younger parents, there is less conflict, which can make the child sad.
Raising a
child
is not easy. It is even harder to raise a
child
when you are a
teenager
. Taking care of a
child
, entering the professional world, finding oneself and getting an education are the most difficult things in most
people
's
lives
. How will this affect the relationship between
parent
and
child
?
So
what are the possible advantages and disadvantages of having young parents?
Starting with a
negative
aspect,
often
at that
age
one does not have the money. Raising, feeding and keeping a
child
warm is not something that
comes
cheap
. At a
relatively
young
age
, one does not
necessarily
have
enough
money to afford this, as one is not
yet
financially
stable and one's
parents
may not want to support one. In
many
cases, it could have
bad
effects on the
child
. As psychological research
shows
that living in poverty has a variety of
negative
effects on children's physical and mental health
as well
as on their well-being.
However
, one
must
also
consider that when the
parents
are younger, the
child
and later the grandchildren
get
to spend more time with the
parents
or grandparents than when they are older. If we take the life expectancy from Luxembourg, which almost 83 years, a
parent
who has their
child
at 15 has 68 years with their
child
and the
parent
who has their
child
at 30 has
only
53 years
left
with their
child
. The 15-year-
old
parents
will
therefore
have 15 years longer with their
child
than the 30-year-
old
parents.
In addition
,
in most cases
parents
can identify better with their children or
teenagers
because
the
age
gap is smaller.
This can lead to a better relationship, more understanding and
possibly
less conflict between
parents
and children.
Contrarily
, if there is a large
age
difference between
parents
and children, misunderstandings and conflict may take place more
often
.
In conclusion
, it can
be said
that young
parents
bring with them both
positive
and
negative
aspects.
But
in the
end
, the most
important
thing in raising a
child
is
love
and happiness, and as a
child
can relate better to younger
parents
, there is less conflict, which can
make
the
child
sad.