Here’s Why You Should Have Kids When You’re Much… Much Older

Do not bow down to the pressure of getting married quickly, and/or getting children in your youth. First of all their is no trophy for either only more responsibilities aligned, do everything in your time, please no pressure!! Biology has nothing on you.

Aside from pressure related things, there is good news going around for older women aspiring to become mothers or who are already mothers but are considering another addition into the family. Your dream is not only valid but may be good for you and your child if a study investigating maternal age and socio-emotional behaviour in children is anything to go by.

According to the study which was conducted on 5000 mothers and children of ages 7, 11 and 15 in Denmark, older mothers experienced fewer behavioural, social and emotional difficulties in children at age 7 and 11. This was however not the case in the 15 year olds.

The author of the study, which was published in the European Journal of Developmental Psychology, Dion Sommer, attributes this to the fact that older mothers are more likely to be patient with their children which has a positive impact on the child’s growth.

“We know that people become more mentally flexible with age, are more tolerant of other people, and thrive better emotionally themselves. This style of parenting can thereby contribute to a positive psychosocial environment which affects the children’s upbringing,” said Sommer.

However, there are many other factors that contribute to a child’s behaviour.