The economy of having children

[maknyos]

The sense of filial piety to parents must be owned by every sane child, we also want to make them happy and that without being asked. However, there are some parents who consider their children as an investment that they can rely on.  And sometimes their children are expected to be a change of fate while from childhood not getting a decent life.
This has indeed become a culture and how many parents are like that. This sometimes becomes an obstacle for their children to progress because they have to postpone their intentions because they have to fulfill the needs of the family.

Every parent should fulfill their responsibilities towards their child properly. There are many who pressure their child to work as soon as they grow up properly. They cannot grow properly because they are made to work to earn money for the family. Even a child who has big dreams wants to see himself in a different dimension but due to the pressure of the family, that work is no longer possible. In this situation, his dreams are broken for the rest of his life because of the parents. Parents should create a suitable environment for the child to grow up. Take care of keeping them as stress-free as possible at a young age. Only then those children will be able to take better care of their parents when they grow up.

Sometimes this will also be an impact in the future. For example, from a young age their children are forced hard and do not get what they should get as children. In the end when the child grows up, they are like “revenge” to their parents.
I can't blame the child if they behave like that because they received harsh treatment since childhood, on the other hand I also can't justify it. This is where both parents and children must be wise in doing something. Although not all are like that, there are some people who are like that, and honestly if I see something like that it is very painful. Pain in the sense of why should something like that happen.

[Cgrexp]

If a child is considered as a financial savior from his childhood and is treated as such, it will create a sense of responsibe pressure from childhood. A child can never be a cause of problems or poverty, but having a child without a financial plan or without considering one's basic needs, income or expenses can create financial deficit in the long run. If someone thinks that he cannot take the responsibility of a child on his income, then he should either increase his income or have a child according to his financial benefits. One should have a child considering his own responsibility and plan. A child will never seem like a burden if it is planned and responsible.

[Nothingtodo]

If a child is considered as a financial savior from his childhood and is treated as such, it will create a sense of responsibe pressure from childhood. A child can never be a cause of problems or poverty, but having a child without a financial plan or without considering one's basic needs, income or expenses can create financial deficit in the long run. If someone thinks that he cannot take the responsibility of a child on his income, then he should either increase his income or have a child according to his financial benefits. One should have a child considering his own responsibility and plan. A child will never seem like a burden if it is planned and responsible.

You are right that having children does not mean poverty, but rather, having children will lead to economic development in a family. The father will work hard for his child, make good plans, and save money for the child. The father will try to work hard to ensure the better future of his children, and he will always be aware that the more he works, the better it will be for his children. But if a father is reckless and fails to fulfill his responsibilities properly after giving birth to a child, or even fails to work hard for the child's better future and does not save in the bank for the child's safety, then poverty can descend into the family of that father for that child.

[Pi-network314159]

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?

This is common in Africa I guess, this is what happens in my country even now I am battling with thesame faith from my parents. Parents give birth to numerous children without a thanginle business, after which they depend on those children for survival even without considering the financial status of that child. It is just a common mentality parent have in Africa, although not all but some. Now I am working very hard to have a better business that I will not depends on my children for survival tomorrow.

But in the aspect of children being the reason why people end up financially worse is out of point. Although it depends on the situation, for example if the parents are not financially bounyant and they get married and give birth to many children, it will worsen their financial status, but if they are financially ok before getting married, having many children will not affect their financial status like the way it would have been if they had nothing.

[alankasman]

This is common in Africa I guess, this is what happens in my country even now I am battling with thesame faith from my parents. Parents give birth to numerous children without a thanginle business, after which they depend on those children for survival even without considering the financial status of that child. It is just a common mentality parent have in Africa, although not all but some. Now I am working very hard to have a better business that I will not depends on my children for survival tomorrow.
But in the aspect of children being the reason why people end up financially worse is out of point. Although it depends on the situation, for example if the parents are not financially bounyant and they get married and give birth to many children, it will worsen their financial status, but if they are financially ok before getting married, having many children will not affect their financial status like the way it would have been if they had nothing.

Things like what you say actually don't only happen in African countries and I think currently the same thing is happening in many other countries.
Living with a family with limited income is certainly one of the beginnings of our journey to a revival in managing the lives provided by our respective families. This income is essential for meeting previously unmet needs which were earned by our parents. As children of these parents we should not judge them as they have struggled to the best of their ability. It is our duty as children to revive the insignificant economic situation our parents experienced. This is common in many countries outside of Africa.

Mindset is a valuable asset. Despite our less-than-stellar financial situation we will maximize the financial resources we receive through our children preventing a worsening financial situation as was the case with our parents. Even though we are married we should still share some of our income as they are our parents. I am very confident that by doing this our income will improve after marriage.

[junder]

There are a lot of stories from rags to riches. Born poor, aspired to get better in life and achieve their dreams. It's not their fault that they're born in a poor family and that's not their choice too. But if they don't do anything to make their life better and do their best, they simply just accepted their fate forever that they'll become poor. More children means that there will be more mouths to feed. I think for parents that can't control themselves when they make love, it's best to family plan. So they can monitor and plan how many kids they want to have and they're capable of living and supporting.

Yes I agree with you, being born into poverty is not their choice and that doesn't mean they will continue to be like that, meaning there must be a desire to be better with their survival, unless they don't have the determination or ambition to look for opportunities to be better then poverty is their life choice. And yes, I also believe that there are people who experience changes whether it is bad to good or vice versa good to bad. It depends on what each person is like in their thinking.

[Oshio-man]

If a child is considered as a financial savior from his childhood and is treated as such, it will create a sense of responsibe pressure from childhood. A child can never be a cause of problems or poverty, but having a child without a financial plan or without considering one's basic needs, income or expenses can create financial deficit in the long run. If someone thinks that he cannot take the responsibility of a child on his income, then he should either increase his income or have a child according to his financial benefits. One should have a child considering his own responsibility and plan. A child will never seem like a burden if it is planned and responsible.

But plenty of children can be a cause or poverty to their parents, you know how school fees are very expensive these days and there are some parents that gave birth to more than ten children and it will be difficult for the parents to give the children the best education that will make them to become a better children in the future, but if the parents are financially strong, I think it will be a good investment that will bring the parent a good result because if the children start working in some big organization, they will definitely remember their parents for the good education they have given to them when they were little children, just make sure you give birth to children you can take care of and you will not regret what you will achieve from them when old age come.

[Ab de villiers]

Are you saying that parents should not be training their children to any level of education,or parents should not be giving birth to children they can train because their children will not appreciate them? You don't have to let your children know that you are training them to build houses or buy cars, because it will make the child or children not to be focus on their future, because they know that there are plenty responsibility from their parents.

If you are not a lazy human being, this economic will not stop you to give birth to one or two children you cannot train to become a better person in the future, because no child that will grow up seems his parents helped him to achieved wealth and the child will not reward his parents to appreciate them for the good training.

It is not that parents do not train their children well whether the children grow up to be good or bad but parents try not to leave any shortcomings in their training. There is another side to this because they hope that their training will be based on their old age because they fear that they will not appreciate them.Most parents fulfill the needs of their children from the beginning and make their lives comfortable which is why they could not work hard when they grow up because they know that their parents will do everything for them.If you understand the responsibility of life you can definitely raise children.Parents should teach their children work hard from beginning which will not cause them any problems when they grow up.

[alastantiger]

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?

In many societies, especially where social security systems are weak, children are often seen as a form of future security. Parents have kids with the hope that those children will eventually lift the family out of poverty, now while this mindset is understandable given economic realities, it is also deeply problematic. Children themselves are not the reason people become financially worse off, Poor financial planning is actually. Raising children requires long-term commitment, financially, emotionally, and mentally so when parents are not prepared and place the burden of wealth creation on their children, it often transfers stress, pressure, and unresolved hardship to the next generation.

Yes, children are a blessing, but they are also expensive besides when kids grow up in environments where survival takes priority over development, they may spend their early adulthood fixing problems they did not create instead of building their own future.

[Jateng]

Children isn’t a burden rather they’re blessing to their parents.Children contribute in a family,definitely every member of the family has a role to play likewise the children,though it may not be financial wise but the little they can also mean a lot.

I don't know if you have children or not, but you're right. Children may not bring financial benefit, but they play an incredibly important role in maintaining marital and family happiness. That is far more important than financial matters, because if a family is constantly experiencing conflict and disagreement. In that case, finances will also be significantly affected

the driving force of hard working and motivation but it's just my view. If someone have no kids then for what he put struggle, why he find out new ways of earning. A person used to work hard and effort just to support his family. Without family or kids anyone can feel less burden or live on everage income. However planning for the kids matter a lot. That's why they face difficulties in their life or for their future .Children are not burden for any economy or for any family, if parents carefully planned for their needs or for their future

[SuperBitMan]

If a child is considered as a financial savior from his childhood and is treated as such, it will create a sense of responsibe pressure from childhood. A child can never be a cause of problems or poverty, but having a child without a financial plan or without considering one's basic needs, income or expenses can create financial deficit in the long run. If someone thinks that he cannot take the responsibility of a child on his income, then he should either increase his income or have a child according to his financial benefits. One should have a child considering his own responsibility and plan. A child will never seem like a burden if it is planned and responsible.

Yeah you are right, having children without making plans for them is very wrong and should never be done. This thing happens mostly in Africa. A lot of men decide to give birth without even having plans for their children, and one of the reasons why they usually give birth to a lot of child is because they believe one of those children would be very successful to take care of them and others, which is a very bad and wrong mentality, and again in the days of old one of the major reasons why they usually give birth that much is so that those children can assist them in farm work but this a new era and a lot of things has really changed if you most have a child you need to make plans for them and is not by force to give birth or have children if you don’t have what it takes to give birth please don’t.

[knowngunman]

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?

I think there's a mixed up here. Children are responsible to take care of their parents at their old age while parents take care of their children at their younger age. The former is not possible unless the latter is well fulfilled. You can not give birth today and expect to child to grow up and start building wealth for you. It's a two way sword with both the parents and the kids have their responsibility at a particular time. You can not expect your children to take up your responsibility when they grow up if you failed to build a financial path for them when they are young. If you really care about their future and want them to take good care of you too, you are responsible to build them on a good financial track to enable them carry out their own responsibilities in the future.

[puloweh555]

There are a lot of stories from rags to riches. Born poor, aspired to get better in life and achieve their dreams. It's not their fault that they're born in a poor family and that's not their choice too. But if they don't do anything to make their life better and do their best, they simply just accepted their fate forever that they'll become poor. More children means that there will be more mouths to feed. I think for parents that can't control themselves when they make love, it's best to family plan. So they can monitor and plan how many kids they want to have and they're capable of living and supporting.

Yes I agree with you, being born into poverty is not their choice and that doesn't mean they will continue to be like that, meaning there must be a desire to be better with their survival, unless they don't have the determination or ambition to look for opportunities to be better then poverty is their life choice. And yes, I also believe that there are people who experience changes whether it is bad to good or vice versa good to bad. It depends on what each person is like in their thinking.

Indeed, being born into poverty is not a child's choice but rather the parents'. Because parents don't plan their finances before having children they often assume having children is a blessing and a blessing. This is a flawed mindset. In this day and age, everything requires money and having many children will burden them financially and even negatively impact their children's future development.

In my opinion, if parents decide to have children while they're poor it's a crime and they won't accept the fact that it's a crime. Because, in the end when the children grow up their older siblings will have to support their younger siblings. It's better for those with financial difficulties to stop having children. One child is enough. Isn't it a shame for their children to be neglected later in life, struggling to eat and unable to go to school even though education is so important? This is what creates structural poverty in every country.