The Pros and Cons : Having Children while Young

               Some couples choose to have babies between their 20’s to 30’s, others wait much longer until 40's or later. If you were young, when do you want to have children? Some women might say that they want to have children while young. I would like to discuss having children while young has both advantages and disadvantages.

           

              On the plus side, young parents have full energy to for bringing up their children. For instance, they can play together with kids even when the activities are very hard such as running and playing basketball. The most important thing is the risk of pregnancy for a young woman is smaller than an older one. Research shows that having a baby in the old age is riskier to failure such as premature birth and Down syndrome. The other positive aspect is usually men as the husbands will be more serious to work. It is an encouragement for them because they must give financial support for the kids.

             However, there are also disadvantages. For instance, the young parents don’t have enough experiences to raise their kids. If the young parents would face a serious situation, they might not overcome the problem. Moreover, they must put their children as their top priority and spend most of their time nurturing them. This means that they will lose their free time to do what they want. Last of all, they might not be able to spend on their children’s educations enough. Generally, the salary of the 20s people is less than the 30s to 50s. It means that taking a lot of lessons like the piano, swimming, for children is difficult. 

              In conclusion, there are pros and cons to having children while young. However, children are from God. Human can only make plans and take the best available choice for them. Although some couples may think that to be a parent in young age is not easy, I think it is depend on each person condition and their preparation.