The economy of having children

[Unknown Op]

Parents don't see children as last hope of becoming wealthy, there is no bad feeling of counting on your children to help out in your old age. Most parents raise their children, give them the best education and best training despite not being financially capable enough, it takes a lot to raise a child and hoping on your children to care for you at an old age isn't a bad idea.

Children are blessings, and it shouldn't be bad receiving those blessings during old age after giving them the best you can at an early age. One good turn should deserve another, based on the sacrifices of parents, every child should take it as a responsibility to care for their older parents.

There's nothing wrong with it as long as it doesn't burden the children or hinder their development. I might seem selfish when I say that, but when it hinders a child's development, that's also very regrettable, and I might even call this a selfish parent.

I don't think we, as children, would neglect our parents, but some parents view their children as an investment, which I believe is wrong. I once had a friend who confided in me that his salary wasn't enough because he had to meet all his family's needs. He couldn't even save. This is what I mean by wrong.

Children should be in the life of someone want to be mentally stable in life because they are the one who will support when we will be on bed because incident could be happen at any time and we could see the dark image of life , at that time relatives will not support us and they will not pick our phone because they know that you need these people and they will care of their families and families want to stay away from them . People are facing these kinds of situation who don't know how they will get advantage from them And they are watching that thing in the respect of money and Money will not go to heaven because life is very short.People should know the important of family and children .

[HONDACD125]

Children should be in the life of someone want to be mentally stable in life because they are the one who will support when we will be on bed because incident could be happen at any time and we could see the dark image of life , at that time relatives will not support us and they will not pick our phone because they know that you need these people and they will care of their families and families want to stay away from them . People are facing these kinds of situation who don't know how they will get advantage from them And they are watching that thing in the respect of money and Money will not go to heaven because life is very short.People should know the important of family and children .

Even though you're right, but unfortunately, nowadays even children aren't that good or loyal with their parents, and this is why those parents who get good children always feel blessed and always thank the creator for blessing them with such children. It sometimes also depends on the upbringing of the parents about how the children will turn out to be when they grow up, but sometimes, it's just a natural thing that some of the children become evil as they grow old, and then all they care about is money and property and all these things, and they can even do bad things to their blood relations for these things.

It's true that other family members will barely care about your health if you become completely unable to stand and have to bed rest for the rest of your life. In such situations, only the ones who truly love will stand by your side and take care of everything, and others will only be waiting for you to die so that they can think about what should be done with what you have left behind.

Life is not always fair, especially with people who become sick before leaving the world.

[Smartvirus]

Children are not a way to improve their parents’ financial situation, and that's a wrong choice to have them.
Parents bring kids into this world and are thus obliged to support them, cover their basic needs, help them develop and prosper. Kids, on the other hand, never asked to be born and don't have an obligation toward their parents.

It’s always a painful sight when you find these kinds running around unsupervised, doing some sort of child labour and irresponsible parents just keep popping one into the world unregulated because, they hope out of the many they might have, one might rise up, take the lead and change the situation with the family.
This is what you find among most of the Fulani tribesmen, especially those whom are normads. It’s just terrible and when you have a government that isn’t doing nothing about it, just thriving on corruption, you’ll be sure the leaders of tomorrow would revolve within a set of families.

[Anayochukwu]

In my country, it is pretty common for parents to have kids then think that their kids are their hope. That is because they get kids without being financially ready for it yet and then they just eventually hope that when their kids grow up they will be the ones to build wealth for them. But is having kids the reason why people end up financially worse over the years? Do not get me wrong, kids are a blessing but realistically speaking they are expensive. Is it fair to yourselves and to the kids to have kids just to leave it up to them to be wealthy and let them grow up through hardships?

Don't you think the poor are responsible of doing this mess? It's unfortunate to see that most parents are surfering their children, I don't know why someone wouldn't have kids according their financial status, it's only a poor man that would have such thought becausethe the rich parents doesn't reason this way, they are always capable of making things easier for their children. And this is how every other parents was supposed to reason, regardless of your financial status.

[LDL]

I think a family should have kids when they are able to sustain them and keep the number of kids limited to a maximum of two. However some people might not agree but I think just giving birth to too many kids unable to sustain even one properly hoping that either of them will be earning is a poor choice made. It is an irresponsible thing to do and that is why birth control and family planning are important.

Raise kids properly, educate them and help them reach their goals and get employment, that should be the long term goal.

It should be the responsibility of a parent to raise one child to be a good person and well-educated rather than giving birth to ten children. There is no problem in giving birth to more than one child, but it is also a responsibility as a parent to make proper arrangements for the maintenance and education of that child. Considering the economic situation of the country, the government takes some family planning measures, where the government slogan is that it is better to have one child rather than two. However, parents must choose children based on family wealth and income, and also ensure that the child's future is secure.

[Y3shot]

Having children is expensive, but if you are childless, there will be no beauty, no happiness/peace in your family. Responsible parents work hard to meet the expenses of their children even when they have them, and they make the right decisions and plans and save for their children. I have seen many parents who were childless and had enough money but their family did not have peace because they did not have children. That is, if there is peace in the family, there is no need for money, that is, a responsible parent can feel happiness even in a low-income family if they have children.

People may think children are expensive but I will say children are responsibility, you must be responsible to take care of children, you dont need to give them the highest in life but if you think your children need the highest in whatever they want or whatever they do then i can say children are expensive.  Their are low earners who are taking care of their children,  they are able to provide the basic thing for them in life, this is because they are responsible. You may think children are too expensive but they are not, children are consider to be an asset because when you aged children will be the one to look after you, not just about the money aspect, but they make up time to make sure you are being taking good care of, this is why having children is important.

[DiMarxist]

People may think children are expensive but I will say children are responsibility, you must be responsible to take care of children, you dont need to give them the highest in life but if you think your children need the highest in whatever they want or whatever they do then i can say children are expensive.  Their are low earners who are taking care of their children,  they are able to provide the basic thing for them in life, this is because they are responsible. You may think children are too expensive but they are not, children are consider to be an asset because when you aged children will be the one to look after you, not just about the money aspect, but they make up time to make sure you are being taking good care of, this is why having children is important.

You are actually right that children are more about responsibility than about being expensive and if parent could focus on giving only the basics like love, guidance, food, education and raising a child does not have to break anyone financially. It becomes expensive mostly when people try to provide the highest lifestyle or meet every request.

[Makus]

It's unfair to procreate when you haven't figured out or brought yourself into a place of stability. Many people have this sicknening idea of thngs working out then they give birth because children are a blessing from God, this is a very ignorant thing to actually believe. This mindset is the reason why many kids grow up without being taken care of properly and this makes some of them do illegal things just to survive, this only makes the society terrible to live in. There's nothing wrong in having kids but make sure you can take care of them

[9ja Amaka]

In my country, it is pretty common for parents to have kids then think that their kids are their hope. That is because they get kids without being financially ready for it yet and then they just eventually hope that when their kids grow up they will be the ones to build wealth for them. But is having kids the reason why people end up financially worse over the years? Do not get me wrong, kids are a blessing but realistically speaking they are expensive. Is it fair to yourselves and to the kids to have kids just to leave it up to them to be wealthy and let them grow up through hardships?

It’s really tough and unfair when kids end up carrying the weight of their family because their parents weren’t financially ready. Some children start handling stuffs they shouldn’t do at their age like hustling to pay bills, provide for their little ones and keep the family going while they’re still trying to figure out themselves. And it’s very common in this our generation. And some blames it on the economics of the country. I’m not saying they’re totally wrong but the thing is they failed to Plan. And the sad part is that some parents don’t even feel guilty , they now see it as a normal thing

[ChocolateBitcoinK]

People may think children are expensive but I will say children are responsibility, you must be responsible to take care of children, you dont need to give them the highest in life but if you think your children need the highest in whatever they want or whatever they do then i can say children are expensive.  Their are low earners who are taking care of their children,  they are able to provide the basic thing for them in life, this is because they are responsible. You may think children are too expensive but they are not, children are consider to be an asset because when you aged children will be the one to look after you, not just about the money aspect, but they make up time to make sure you are being taking good care of, this is why having children is important.

You are actually right that children are more about responsibility than about being expensive and if parent could focus on giving only the basics like love, guidance, food, education and raising a child does not have to break anyone financially. It becomes expensive mostly when people try to provide the highest lifestyle or meet every request.

And this is why I think that you should not fulfill all kinds of unnecessary needs of your children, children often make insist for unnecessary expensive things, which they do not really need, but I think it is better not to fulfill their desires in such matters, because if they do, they will think that we get everything we want, because of this they will never think about finances, as a result they will not be able to be financially responsible, they have to be frugal, unnecessary spending habits can create negative situations for the future.

[DaNNy001]

If you decide to have children then you should be able to take care of them, as an adult you must always be conscious of what you do, being careless with your life is only going to get you frustrated. The economy is at it's best currently, not being financially stable isn't a good condition to be in, talk more of giving birth to kids that you can't take care of...work on yourself first and do that when you are ready

[Razmirraz]

In my country, it is pretty common for parents to have kids then think that their kids are their hope. That is because they get kids without being financially ready for it yet and then they just eventually hope that when their kids grow up they will be the ones to build wealth for them. But is having kids the reason why people end up financially worse over the years? Do not get me wrong, kids are a blessing but realistically speaking they are expensive. Is it fair to yourselves and to the kids to have kids just to leave it up to them to be wealthy and let them grow up through hardships?

Children are a blessing entrusted by God to every parent, it requires thorough preparation such as financial preparation to reduce some of life's expenses. Positive thinking should be prioritized when having children, they should not be completely made a hope, but should also be considered how to provide a decent life and a bright future for them. When parents are not financially prepared, they indirectly burden their children with unrealistic expectations for the future.

Children have the right to have a decent life, so it is very unfair if parents make them financial expectations. Financing all their needs is the parents' obligation, they are not obliged to bear their parents' financial burden, unless they have achieved financial freedom to give happiness to their parents as a token of gratitude for educating them, raising them and financing all their needs.

[Zackz5000]

If you decide to have children then you should be able to take care of them, as an adult you must always be conscious of what you do, being careless with your life is only going to get you frustrated. The economy is at it's best currently, not being financially stable isn't a good condition to be in, talk more of giving birth to kids that you can't take care of...work on yourself first and do that when you are ready

Having children comes with more responsibility so before such decision should be taken by a man he should make sure he has what it takes to take care of those children, i see it as a child abuse if you can't take good care of your children after giving birth to them, we shouldn't even think of marriage if we don't what is giving us money that can sustain the family then before also thinking of giving birth, we should also create another means of income because responsibility will increase.

[summonerrk]

If you decide to have children then you should be able to take care of them, as an adult you must always be conscious of what you do, being careless with your life is only going to get you frustrated. The economy is at it's best currently, not being financially stable isn't a good condition to be in, talk more of giving birth to kids that you can't take care of...work on yourself first and do that when you are ready

You're right about the idea that both parents should be fully formed and complete individuals at the time of the child's birth, but that rarely happens. More often, in a relationship, one is responsible, while the other is the "grown-up child" within.

Of course, budgeting remains crucial for the future family, as the issue of money after the birth of a child becomes very pressing. But no family studies how well they can manage, leaving this issue to be resolved later, after the baby is born. Of course, their relatives are expected to help, but this doesn't happen often.

[AprilioMP]

Is it fair to yourselves and to the kids to have kids just to leave it up to them to be wealthy and let them grow up through hardships?

It would not be fair if the reason for having children was to let them pass on wealth to the parents. The real wealth of a pair of parents is when their children grow up and become good individuals for themselves and their environment.
Just letting them grow as usual without supporting their growth needs is a form of failure for parents.

Good parents are parents who do not expect anything financial from their children but whose freedom to become future humans is planned by parents well from childhood.
Having lots of kids is not a business.

[Xcode7]

If you decide to have children then you should be able to take care of them, as an adult you must always be conscious of what you do, being careless with your life is only going to get you frustrated. The economy is at it's best currently, not being financially stable isn't a good condition to be in, talk more of giving birth to kids that you can't take care of...work on yourself first and do that when you are ready

Having children comes with more responsibility so before such decision should be taken by a man he should make sure he has what it takes to take care of those children, i see it as a child abuse if you can't take good care of your children after giving birth to them, we shouldn't even think of marriage if we don't what is giving us money that can sustain the family then before also thinking of giving birth, we should also create another means of income because responsibility will increase.

There are many preparations that must be made first before deciding to have children and this is very important, even though every man wants to have children, but his own abilities must also be measured, if he is not capable, it would be better to postpone it first and earn a lot of money for it because if we are not prepared, it means that we do not love our children and ourselves, in fact we are cruel people by torturing children who do not know anything, so they have to suffer because of the decision we made.

[maknyos]

If you decide to have children then you should be able to take care of them, as an adult you must always be conscious of what you do, being careless with your life is only going to get you frustrated. The economy is at it's best currently, not being financially stable isn't a good condition to be in, talk more of giving birth to kids that you can't take care of...work on yourself first and do that when you are ready

Having children comes with more responsibility so before such decision should be taken by a man he should make sure he has what it takes to take care of those children, i see it as a child abuse if you can't take good care of your children after giving birth to them, we shouldn't even think of marriage if we don't what is giving us money that can sustain the family then before also thinking of giving birth, we should also create another means of income because responsibility will increase.

In fact, abuse isn't just physical abuse. In my opinion, it's also a form of abuse when we fail to provide for a child's needs. As parents, we are indirectly wronging our own children if we do so.
I don't forbid anyone from having children, whether they have one, two, or even more; that's their right. As long as they can ensure they can provide for them financially and otherwise. We shouldn't let our children become victims because of our inability to consider things carefully. Therefore, we must prepare everything from the start to provide a decent life for our children.

[Bryan jessy]

With this situation of our country I feel is important for couples to plan and prepare themselves not only physically but financially, and in otherwise because having a child is a huge responsibility. I have friends who are going through a lot just to survive, because their parents are not financially stable and this people have to go and be staying with either relatives or serving people to survive most of them are treated badly, and for the girl child they are molested in process.
It is very wrong for parents not to give their children the best training as their right, but expecting more from the child. It is what we sow we will reap at the end of it all.

[Smartprofit]

In my country, it is pretty common for parents to have kids then think that their kids are their hope. That is because they get kids without being financially ready for it yet and then they just eventually hope that when their kids grow up they will be the ones to build wealth for them. But is having kids the reason why people end up financially worse over the years? Do not get me wrong, kids are a blessing but realistically speaking they are expensive. Is it fair to yourselves and to the kids to have kids just to leave it up to them to be wealthy and let them grow up through hardships?

That's an interesting question! My girlfriend and I were just discussing it yesterday.

Basically, we've come to the conclusion that having children has nothing to do with the idea of, "I'll give birth to a child, and when I'm a frail old man, he'll bring me a glass of water from the kitchen." No, having a child isn't about that at all!

My girlfriend actually said that a child is a soul that has chosen its parents. And the parents' mission is to help this soul incarnate into a human being, and then grow up and become an adult.

We're not obligated to expect our child to become a super-successful person, rich, or an oligarch. It's entirely possible that they'll simply be a good, cultured person. And that's quite enough! 👍

Our child also has no obligation to provide for our comfortable old age. We need to take care of that ourselves. Moreover, it's unlikely that anyone will pay us any state pensions (the demographic situation in the country is simply dire).

[Bushdark]

Having children is economically a big mistake, that part is true. But nobody has kids for financial reasons anymore, not that much at least. Sure, back in the day in old times people would have kids so that they would end up working on their farms together, that was a good reason, and people would have vast farms where them and their kids all would work together.

However, nowadays we do not have that, we are all mostly in a city, so why would we need 5 kids, there is no more "need", it's all about wanting. And we still want kids, just not as much as we used to. The birth rate shows that the world has less population nowadays, the replacement rate isn't enough, and that means not only we have less kids, we have more deaths and that is going to cause population to shrink.

I don't know why you think that having children is a mistake in this economy. If your parent have the same thought with you, I don't think they would have giving birth to you as their child. With this economy that is not favoring those that don't have a good job they are doing that is giving them adequate salaries, having too many children can be frustrating and add problem to a family that don't have sufficient salaries to foot the bills and other miscellaneous expenses. The best decision is to keep up to 1 or 2 children and not having more than 3 children to protect and care for the family.