:-)) Social pressures to have children have appeared to decline :-) A 2010 Pew Research study reported that childlessness has increased across all demographics, with the fertility rate declining 9% between 2007 and 2011. Compared to the one in 10 women who remained childfree in the 1970s, today ONE-FIFTH of American women do not have children [Parents] have higher highs. They have more joy in their lives, but also they have more stress and negative emotions as well Raising children is a lifetime of work, filled with a lot of stress and expenses. And while being a parent is an undeniably wonderful and life-changing experience -- its not for everyone, and thats OK From probing questions like, Arent you worried therell be no one to look after you when youre old? to comments such as, Youll change your mind when you meet the right man, something about choosing to be childfree truly CONFUSES people. While having kids remains the cultural norm, researchers say that social pressures to have children have appeared to decline :-)
Posted on: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 20:41:16 +0000
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