why did poor people have so many Kids????

Answer 1

That is a very complex question.

What do you consider to be "poor"?
Are you asking about the "poor" across the globe as a whole?

Impoverished people have my barriers, but I wish to focus on one of them - education (more specifically sexual and/or abstinence education).
The last the receive an education are the poor, if at all. With education comes better understanding of the world around them, in essence, a wider knowledge base to assist in decision making -we tend to make better decisions when we have the "facts".
The poor in most situations, lack the "facts".

You have probably heard the saying "ignorance is bliss". And for some it might very well be, blissful. Usually a lack of knowledge about something as important as birth control, whether by means of abstinence or by prophylactics and the like, can, and do, cause may problems.
Without the aforementioned knowledge human nature runs it's course unfettered and the result is children.

In some countries, children are a necessary commodity. They can assist the family in many ways - farming, herding, fishing, etc. That is a bit of a balancing act since we are referring to the poor, and a child is another mouth to feed.

Think of all you have learned via the internet. The poor, and those on the other side of the digital divide, do not have access to this, let alone "brick-n-mortar" schools.

I would write more, but it's time for me to do the holiday thing.
I hope that gives you some insight, or at least an awareness.

Happy Holidays!

Answer 2

Depending on the time period you are refering to kids were an investment. Future workers for the family. Farmers needed a lot of help running those farms and by having a lot of children they didn't need workers the family would run the farm. The kids before and after school.

Plus you will find that (not in all cases) but those that have little are more thankful for what they have and the family is closer which naturally would mean a more loving relationship thus more kids. Compared to families that are well off have more luxuries and money etc.. and are use to having everything and don't appreciate the small things about their family, kids and/or life.

Answer 3

What joy do they have in life besides sex? It's not like they can afford to go to Cedar Point or an amusement park all the time. Can't afford to go to the movies and I guess watching television gets boring... especially when you can't afford cable.

Then there are some who are poor because they have so many kids. Have you ever had to pay for a teenager? They are expensive! They start off being financially manageable at a young age and then suddenly you have more bills than the U.S. Mint! By the time you realize how expensive a teenager is, you could have about 5 kids or more that haven't hit teen yet. At that time, it's too late to back out... the only thing you can do is plug on and hope you can keep your head above water.

EDIT: for those of you who think welfare is the reason they do it... you have obviously never had to deal with welfare! The welfare system before Bush took office was doing very little in individuals lives and it is now doing even less. No one really survives on that, it is impossible. (most have to sneak under the radar to earn money to survive) It is a minimal help but I guess ever little bit counts.

I was on it for a short time after my only child was born. I wasn't married and I was using it to feed my daughter. I still had to take a babysitting job just to take care of us. When I wanted to get a real job, they told me they wouldn't pay for Childcare for my daughter until I already had a job and had been working at it for a month. Well, if I could get a job for a month without Childcare, I wouldn't have needed to have them HELP me with childcare! Welfare is NOT the reason people keep on having kids.

Answer 4

Well, to the people laughing about it, I grew up in a large family, we were poor (but never went on welfare). It doesn't help in my family's case where I have a twin sister. It's one thing to be pregnant with one, let alone getting pregnant with two.

My family went through a wild ride of having ENOUGH money, to going into poverty, to having money and becoming stable, to going into debt, to losing our home, to renting another, (and so on). It was a bumpy ride growing up.

Sometimes people have a lot of children before they become poor. (Perhaps they are not financially stable). Some people do not believe in abortion even if they know they'll be in a financial struggle, which I can understand.

You also might consider there are SOME people (who have even openly admitted) to having more children to raise the amount of money on their welfare checks. Not everyone is like this, but I was actually told this by people on welfare. "how to sponge the system". THAT is horrible.

There are many reasons.

Answer 5

The more kids you have The more you get back at the end of the year.Also More food stamps,housing assistance anything to do with welfare the more kids equals more benefits.Sad thing is alot of the time the kids arent being taken care of.Instead the adults are using the benefits for there personal use (playing the system).

Answer 6

Mainly because of high infant mortality rate and for economic reasons.
That's still the case in many developing countries today.

"A section of NGOs and reproductive health professionals are unhappy with the use of disincentives for birth control. They argue that it is wrong to penalize poor parents who have more than two children, as this overlooks the social and economic reasons for large families. Having more children is seen as protection against high infant and child mortality levels. It also means more working hands and therefore income for poor families in rural India."

Answer 7

Back when most people tilled their own land you -had- to have a large family to keep it running and keep yourselves fed. So you'd have the mom and dad who had maybe a few cows, some chickens, some pigs, and vegetable gardens. Running a small home "farm" like that requires nearly constant attention.

So they'd have one kid who I dunno...tends to the cows. Then another, then another, and so on and so forth. Not to mention all the other house chores (cooking, cleaning, sewing, etc!).

Also, I think you have your cause and effect mixed up! ;) They're poor -because- they have so many kids!

Answer 8

I think a lot of them are depressed and because initially a newborn child is such a magical experience they cling to that and forget how demanding it is to take care of all those children. I think here in the USA, America needs to stop helping anybody after the first kid, not only stop but take away any housing or food assistance they currently have.

Answer 9

Lack of education and as a consequence lack of birth control.
I suppose a darker motive might also be the benefits.But the governments are really cracking down on the support offered to parents.

Answer 10

Lack of discipline and self control. The health department will give out free birth control items, but some people are too lazy and apathetic to take advantage of them. A lot of poor people think that someone will always help them out if they have kids.