Always reading about 14/15 year old girls getting pregnant. Just wonderig what people think is a good age to have kids?
2006-12-13 06:25:06 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I think 14 and 15 is a bit to young. but then again I also think that age doesn't have that much to say cause I know some people who are 16 and they are alot more mature and responsible then some 27 year olds I know. So to get to the point I think it depends on their maturity and responsibility.
2006-12-13 07:09:32 · answer #1 · answered by lovly_dovly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not think there is a "set age" - it varies by the person.
I'm 54. I got married when I was 33. My new wife came with a 16 year old girl and a 14 year old boy.
When they each got married (in their early 30's), their grandparents told them to "Hurry up and have kids." I told them "Not to hurry up and have kids. Wait about 3 years - so you can go places and do things - just the 2 of you. And then discuss having kids." They did.
I have seen too many of my friends, who did not go off to college - decide that their only option was to get married and have kids. By the time I got out of college, many of them were getting divorces - and they had kids to support. Back in the early 1970's the woman usually got custody of the kids. But then she had the hassle of trying to get the ex-husband to pay enough child support to cover the costs. And many of the girls had to take low paying jobs because they didn't have higher education.
They became known as "easy dates". Someone you took out a few times, but then dropped cause "Who wants the hassle of taking care of someone else's kids?"
2006-12-13 06:43:19 · answer #2 · answered by John Hightower 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Health and maturity-wise, starting to have kids in one's mid-twenties and ending in one's mid-thirties is best. Too early, and you're not mature enough mentally; also, teens do die in childbirth and pregnancy because they are physically not ready.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_pregnancy
Too late, and you are at high risk for complications with your pregnancy and increased risk of birth defects.
A 14-to-15 year old having a baby has tons of issues on her own, especially ignoring the reality that some day her child will be a 14-to-15 year old possibly getting pregnant out-of-wedlock.
2006-12-13 06:39:00 · answer #3 · answered by Jess B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say wait until at least 23,24. I mean at 14/15 they are somewhat lucky if they carry the child to term and give birth. Ok not sure I would say lucky, because they truly are too young to have a child. They are lucky in the sense that physically it will be difficult.
2006-12-13 06:34:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you must be finacially stable and out on your own first! A 14/15 year old having a baby is crazy, its like a baby having a baby. They have no clue!
2006-12-13 06:28:26 · answer #5 · answered by connie45331 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doctors say you are in the best physical state between 25 and 30, but your emotional and financial stability are key.
2006-12-13 06:29:45 · answer #6 · answered by Xiomy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
honestly i think the best age is after a person can financially support herself and her children well. but i got pregnant when i was 14 so yea...
2006-12-13 06:29:05 · answer #7 · answered by myluvis4mac 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was 21 when I had my first child, I now have three (26) and i am glad I started early.
2006-12-13 06:30:53 · answer #8 · answered by Jody 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whenever you are able to support yourself and a baby! So after college....after you get a good job....good insurance...
2006-12-13 06:28:02 · answer #9 · answered by Dilleydally 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whenever you are able to support yourself and a baby
2006-12-13 06:38:03 · answer #10 · answered by precious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋