Many millennials prefer to commit to having a family before having a spouse. Maintaining a happy marriage after having a baby is hard. But now, a new study suggests that couples who have children together before getting married are no more likely to get divorced than couples who go about it the traditional way.

Of course, some parents cite religious or cultural reasons for having a large family and some simply want to help children in need – and adopt or foster all they can. However, sometimes, Dr. However, each couple should think through how many children they want and can manage, afford and provide for emotionally.

This is due to many reasons, including limited information, options of contraceptive methods and access to contraception, or cultural or religious opposition and poor quality of available services. Supply chains often don’t extend to remote or rural areas, where families in extreme poverty tend to live.

A second baby does have some benefits Parents enjoy more meaning in their lives than non-parents. Researchers compared both life-satisfaction and meaning in adults. After children grew up and moved out, parents enjoyed higher levels of both well-being and meaning compared to people who never had children.

“Only child syndrome” is the belief that only children are spoiled, bossy, and antisocial— but this stigma isn’t actually true. “Studies show that only children are no different from other kids. Specifically, they’re not more spoiled, lonely, selfish, or overly dependent.”

Pros and Cons of Being the Only Child