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Couples Should Have Children Later
Couples should wait until later in life to have children By; Tammy A Poole

Children are a blessing, but women should wait until they are in their thirties before starting a family. Starting a family later in life gives the women time to enjoy life as an adult, finish school, and decide when it is best to raise a child. Women are taking better care of themselves causing it to be easier to carry and raise a child older in life than ever before. The health risk to the child are now not as great as when once were believed to be. The mother will be at the point of financial clarity and often at the point in her career that she can be more effective parent. Having children later is more baneful to the child and parent.

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