http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/06/25/us-children-report-idUSTRE65O53O20100625
I wanted to know why some women do not want children. When I was doing research I found an article by Daniel Lippman who explained why more women decide not to have children these days. Since we are in the 21st century women do not feel the big pressure anymore to have children. The tradition has always been the same: Women get married and have kids; However, according to the article this no longer the norm. Also, couples want to enjoy their lives to the fullest; they do not want to deal with the giant responsibility of raising children. Some people believe that children are not the most important element for a successful marriage. Statistically, only 41% of adults think that children are necessary in marriage compared to 65% in 1990. Education is an important factor when it comes to not having kids, according to Lippman the more educated a women is the less likely she will be to have children. In my opinion I think this is primarily because women want time to study and focus in their professions. Children may just break their plans because they will need to get a good babysitter for them, and they will need to spend a lot of time with them. As a result, the rate of childless women has increased because more educated women decide to postpone having children at older ages than the less educated ones.
I think that is better to wait to have children when you’re older, because you will have more responsibility, money and time for your child. A lot of us want to enjoy our life to its fullest and then have children in our late 20’s or early 30’s. Children can cause too much stress plus we do not want to go to the extreme pain of labor.
