What Happens Now That More People are Waiting to Have Kids

Couples are waiting longer to have children because many couples are more focused on education and their careers.  Economic concerns are also a contributing factor to the higher age of first-time parents.  The average age of first-time parents has risen from 21 to 25 in recent years.

For those couples who are waiting to have children, one thing to consider is that those children will be taking care of you in your older years earlier than they might have to otherwise — “you’re ensuring that your children will grow up faster than you ever had to.”  

A writer for the Washington Post shares her personal story demonstrating the  afore-mentioned dilemma in the following article: 

See Nona Willis Aronowitz, What to Expect When You Wait to Have Kids, MyrtleBeach, Jul. 10, 2012. 

Special thanks to Naomi Cahn (John Theodore Fey Research Professor of Law, George Washington University School of Law) for bringing this article to my attention.