What Is A Reasonable Age?

Question

what is a resionable age to have your first child because i see young girls my age having kids even few of my friends are having kids and if you are thinking she must want a child no way not at this time but what do you think is a resionable age?

Answer 1

No one can give you a reasonable age it depends on the maturity of the individual,beside that you should be married, finished college and have your stuff together.Understand this it's a BIG commitment raising a child, so take your time an enjoy your life first, because after a child's born your life is he's or hers.

Answer 2

I think that it really depends on the person. You don't have to be MARRIED, or even in a committed relationship.... if you don't care about doing it on your own. I think the best way to raise a child is when you feel that you are mature enough to take on another full-time job. financial security is a must anymore. I was 19 when I had my first kid and did not feel like I was ready.... so I put the baby up for adoption. I had my second child at 23, both unplanned, with the same man, and I was on birth control both times (so people don't think I'm horrible). We still felt like we were too young, but we didn it, and it's been the best thing to happen to us. We were more mature, had real jobs, bought a house, saved money, etc. It's been great! I'm glad we waited.

Good luck! Whenever you choose to have your baby, it sounds like you WANT to have the baby, which is a step in the right direction.... so maybe now is the reasonable age for you.

Answer 3

I believe it's the age when you are mature and responsible enough to care for a baby. Not to mention, you can monetarily take care of them as well. For some people that's really early, for others it's later in life.

Being a young mother is hard, I had my first two at 18 and 20. I would never recommend that to anyone. I still had a lot of growing up to do myself, and had to do it in a real big hurry because I made the decision to be a mom. I'm 28 now and pregnant with my 3rd child, I'm a lot more mature and responsible than I was 10 years ago, and I'm college educated and can take care of a new baby financially. My boys have turned out fine, but there were times when I probably wasn't the best mother because of my age. But I don't regret keeping them, and I look at them everyday and am amazed at how great they've turned out.

Answer 4

Maturity first. Is the person of legal age? Are they mentally sound? Can they make wise choices? Are they emotionally mature? Are they financially stable? Are they in a stable relationship? Does the other partner want to parent a child? What is the reason to have this child? To fulfill some needs or desires in you? If so NO> It is a responsibilty, honor and priviledge to have a child. The child deserves to have two loving, well adjusted parents. Kids have many needs. When young people have babies, it reminds me of them playing house. Many have no clue what parenting is all about. The are searching for a baby they can control to fill their own love and emotional needs. They fail to realize the focus is not about them, the focus of parenting is all about the child. When the children of these young girsl get a little older, these parents struggle with how to be a parent...because when they are babies and the girls can control them, they have no sense of reality, they are simply playing house. The kids get older and need parents not play mates, the parents are not prepared and often fail to be strong parents. The kids suffer financially, emotionally, spiritually, mantally and even physically. Soon the game of house turns into a realistic nightmere for the children. These children often do not stand a chance of growing up normal. Many spend the rest of their life trying to get over the problems their parents caused them by making poor choices. Think about it long and hard. Planned parenting is the responsible way!

Answer 5

I think 25 is a reasonable age. You could have already gotten you education or degree. You will have had plenty of time to party till wee hours of the morning and have some job experience. You also need to think if the daddy is gonna stick around. There are a lot of single moms and dads out there and I give y'all mad props for working hard to provide. I know a mother who works two jobs just to provide for her little one. Other ages are also okay but ya never know. There are young people who are great parents and middle aged people who are terrible parents and vice versa. You will never be finicaly stable to have a kid and I can tell ya most parents would agree. Just make sure you are ready for the tasks at hand and ahead with the new child. Good luck!

Answer 6

I think that a woman should wait until after college and get a career going before having children.That's if they plan to further the education.But sometimes we make mistakes and the best way to correct the mistake if it should happen is to put that child first and be a great mother. I gave birth to my daughter at 19,she is now six.Once I had my daughter my life changed.I did continue on with school and I'm still taking college courses and It has been a hard road for my husband and i.Once I got pregnant we got our own place. We did it alone because we both felt that if we were having a child we had to grow up.We are now doing so well and never had to ask anyone for anything.BUT We're only twenty-five and yet act like we're forty-five.My advice to you is to wait and plan it LATER IN LIFE!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 7

You have to factor in the woman's maturity, health, biological clock, marital status, and some other things; but I think the rock-bottom, minimum age is 24 (but there could be maternal emotional maturity still unfinished at 24, and there could be financial instability at this age as well).

I'd give ages 26-34 as ideal.

35-41 would be idea in terms of the mother's emotional maturity, likelihood of financial stability, and likelihood of being married; but the biological clock and the (still sort of modest) risk of problems with the pregnancy or baby make this a slightly more worrisome age range.

41-45 I see as the same as 35-41, only more so on all counts.

Answer 8

Honey? Honestly? I think 25 is a pretty well rounded age to have a child. I waited until I was 28 and am glad I did. I wasn't with the same man when I was 18, or 21, or 24, or 27...know what I mean? When I was 27 I met the man I married and we had 3 lovely children, we owned our home, etc....etc..... What a wise young woman you are to ask such an intelligent question. Kudos to you!!!! :)

Answer 9

from what ive always heard ... the best age range to have children is between 20-25. the average woman's body is the best primed for baby making then. anytime after 30 increases risk of down syndrome and other problems.

more inportantly though... i believe it is best to wait until you are financially and emotionally stable enough to care for a child, because in my opinion it is thegreatest of all responsibilities a human could ever have. having a good partner helps a great deal too... but in todays society it isnt entirely nessecary to have one to raise a happy healthy child.

personally... i want to be able to have the energy and youth to play with my kids and not worry about falling and breaking my hip. also, id like to live to see my grand and even great grandchildren. chances are, ya wont get to do that is you wait till your 35 to start having children.

Answer 10

Age does not matter. As long as you can physically, emotionally, and financially able to take care of a child , then you can have a child. We had our first child when I was 19 and my husband was 18. I thought he was ready , but now I am pregnant with our second child , ( I am 22 now ) and my husband is running around and acting like an immature kid. Its difficult to know how someone is going to act when they have children.