Is it wise to start a family in your early 20s?

[Peterski]

But if you think of it, some people are succesful but miserable and lonely. Money and fame doesn't buy happiness exactly. And i don't think you should ever trade fame and success for family and love. Sometimes those 2 don't go together.

Yes you don't need to be filthy rich to raise kids. When you think about it, raising kids in luxury (when kids get everything they want) makes them spoiled. Rich parents should also teach their teenage kids to be financially responsible, instead of buying them everything they want. Money, success and fame actually do buy happiness (they are just not the only things that buy it - many different things can buy happiness), but when you look at biographies of filthy rich people - most of them made their fortunes in their 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s. Except for celebrities.

[catgeorge]

90% of men just want a happy home and a happy wife. I got married at 23 - I am now 32 and can call a set of individuals my family. I was told from a young age this is what life is and it is.

Having a tertiary education will just ensure your kids grow up properly. If you have a few in a row you need the energy (young parents) to manage the madhouse of kids running riot.

[dosas]

It's worth it. Women in their 20s are prime for giving birth to healthy babies.

[Kivan]

In my opinion, no. You are too young and raising a family requires lots of responsabilities and might gives you a lot headaches. You should enjoy your life first, then, when get more experience/maturity, you'd think about this subject.

[Moje ime]

With 20 years is ok if you are that type of woman, but you will find out was it ok when you turn 30 or more years, not now.

Having children if you are 16 years old would be really iresponsible and no normal parent would support that.

[Crimean]

This is quite a suitable age, provided there are a large number of friendly relatives who can help you with money and everything else.

[Bogdan]

There is nothing wrong with starting a family young as long as you can both materially and emotionally provide for the child(ren).

[Staisha]

I think. that marriage is not the case when it all depends on age. My parents got married at 18 and they were happy 23 years in marriage. My brother got married at 30. They divorced a year later. It seems to me that everything depends on people and their relationships.

[crazyladybutterfly]

Yes. Some people will tell you "what about your career etc.?" but the truth is that you can also reverse it - if you have kids at 16-20, they will be 10-15 years old by the time you are 26-30. A kid which is 10-15 years old does not occupy nearly as much of your time and attention as a little baby does. So you can focus on continuing education and career after raising teenage kids.

If we as a modern society want to increase fertility rates, then maybe this is the right thing to do (start families early and focus on other things when you have teenage kids).

I guess being an early mom is kind of like being a professional soldier - you work hard in your 20s but then you "retire" when you are still young and it's cool (soldiers can retire in their 30s).

16 seems a horrible idea since you're still developing at that age,
it's especially bad for girls
by 18-20 there shouldn't be issues , you're no longer an adolescent

[Kamal900]

If you got a well paying job and a house then sure, why not?