Childfree By Choice Summary

As I stated previously children are not something that I crave or even want. If my opinion does change I would opt for in vitro fertilization. This is essentially the process in which women are given hormones to up here chances of pregnancy. It is expensive but it is a lot less expensive than adoption. Although, with adoption I would be giving a child a chance at a better future than they would otherwise receive. For some not having children would be life changing but for me it really would not.

Ever since One-Child Policy is in effect, it has caused a huge difference in treatment between Genders in families, especially women.

The author presents concentrated statistical facts from the 2006 U.S census which showed the level of child free individuals was 18.8 percent, double the 1976 U.S census. However, in the past three decades’ women in their low to mid-forties (40-44) that have no children per the 2010 census bureau has doubled to 18.8 percent. Research has also conformed to five categories for different types of childless women they are the following: Hedonist, Emotional, Idealistic, and Practical. She further states that this not just confined to the United States but a global event. For instance, a study of women in Australia showed that 1 out of 5 chose not to have children. The author points out that the child free movement is not solely isolated to women, but men also. For instance, she uses celebrities such as Jay Leno, Dr. Seuss, Steve Martin, and Stockard Channing who all have no children. The author goes on to state that from the research that was conducted that many men feel there is too much to lose being a

After reading the article, I have come to the opinion that childfree people have legit reasons to not conceive or birth children and their reasons are not just completely black & white choices for their decision. In the article “Childfree by Choice” by Kelly J. Welch, goes well in depth in the increasing growth of young people deciding to not have children. The article brings in factual evidence and intriguing viewpoints that percentages of young or childless adults in modern has a high jump compares to it’s past recordings. The evidence in the article shows multiple reasons theses people chosen this option, but brings up three prominent and logical opinions on what lead to them choosing to not have children. I understand and relate to this topic more than anything else, for I am a young adult myself trying to find my place in this world and one of the main things in my head that constantly comes up is the potential to become a parent later on down the future. Also I am witnessing an increase of my former high school peers becoming parents at very young ages, where an average citizen would think these next generation has much more to give than being a parent right now. So with this thought into my brain I taken the three reasons that interest me to why some people don’t want kids, which are timing, career, and personality.

Just because someone says they are ready to have kids doesn’t mean they are actually mature enough to have them. There are thousands of cases of people who have kids because they feel they are ready for this responsibility but are really not and it causes kids to have a rough start in life.

It’s a kind of vicarious immortality. Also, it’s a chance to influence the character of another person, hopefully in a positive way. Sharing your love for your spouse is also a valid reason. It’s a tangible product of your union with your spouse that will live on (hopefully) after both are gone. I feel like it is a very important to let it be known that I do not have a child through marriage. My child is a result of my previous relationship where the pregnancy was unexpected and unwanted at the time. I share similarities with two girls that Edin and Kefalas interviewed. The first girl I can relate to is Antonia, we relate in the aspect of that none of my siblings had children, not even my married older brother. I was 18 and a recent high school graduate. I had no job and neither did he. He had no high school diploma or GED. These facts lead to me being the only one that could get a decent job. Next, The relationship with my child’s father is easily comparable to Jen and Rick’s but with just a few differences. Such as our age and how I ended up pregnant. Unlike her I did not know he did not use protection. Another way Jen and I differ is that I ended the relationship with him before my child’s first birthday. I chose to keep my child. I knew by doing so that it would be the hardest thing (I thought at the time) I would go through (staying with him and going through all that I did was actually the hardest thing). I knew that this choice was going to change my life forever. There were many reasons I chose to keep my child. For me abortion was not an option that I was willing to consider. Secondly, since I am a product of adoption I know first hand what that is like. I just couldn’t stand the idea of carrying a child to full-term and handing he or she over to another family. I didn’t want my child to grow up with unanswered questions or an empty

This form of free choice is altered by numerous social changes in the practices of childbearing. In a postmodern era, individuals are free to voluntarily have multiple choices in becoming a parent or not. Whereas, in the past, if an individual voluntarily chooses to be childless, they are automatically labeled negatively. There are several factors which alter the individual's choice towards childbearing. This includes the development of technologies, such as the inventions of birth control and technological innovations. The economic outcomes, such as unstable financial issue. The evolution of partnership trends, such as the decline in marriage, the increase in divorce rates, and the rise in cohabitation. All these factors allow individuals to control or delay their fertility

About half of 19 percent of women in the age bracket of 40 to 44 with no children have chosen to be child free by choice while the rest are childless due to other circumstances, including biological factors, a CDC report has indicates.

The paper "The Causes and Effects of Waiting to Have Children “discuss two reasons why people are waiting to have children. “Waiting to be financially stable is another reason why individuals wait to have children” (p.102). This quote shows one of the reasons why people postpone to have children. One of the reason is financially stable. Another one is meeting the right partner. In conclusion, the author said that there is no perfect time for the birth of a child,

I believe being childfree can be good for some women. Some women don’t have the “maternal instincts”. Without maternal instincts, some mother might not be loving to her child. Some women are more focused on their careers and don’t have a lot time to spend with the child. While other women may feel the world is too dangerous for children. Some women sometimes don’t have a choice to be childfree because of medical reasons and these women may start focusing on their self to found being childfree is what they really enjoy. I can see both sides being very beneficial. I, however chose to have children and I enjoy been a mother but I don’t feel it’s for everyone.

Children are considered necessary for the future care and supports for the older ages. Even, all over the world children and family is believed to provide care and support in elderly ages. Many families depend on children for economic survival, especially in old age (Abdallah & Daar, 2001). Childlessness is defined, as a woman having no live birth or no living children at the end of her reproductive life span (WHO,1991). It is a product of the complex interaction of the biological, environmental and culture factor (Unisa, 1999). Childlessness is global health challenge and reflects the demographic and health condition of the country. Further, childlessness has personal, social and/or political significance. It affects women physically, mentally

This gives couples a chance to complete an education, build careers, and establish their own relationship. Delaying parenthood until one feels secure and emotionally mature makes sense for some couples.

Sharing a life with someone can come with a lot of restrictions. My Aunt is about 60 and has never had children and it’s made her life a whole lot more comfy. Since she doesn’t have children or a husband, she has no financial obligations other than herself and she also gets to do whatever she’d like. She can travel, go out and do a lot of things that being a parent can keep you from doing. When you have a kid at a young age there’s a possibility that it’ll become an unstable household. My parents had me at a young age and not even a year later they weren’t together anymore. The stress that having a child can put on a young couple can be too much to bare and can bring down the strongest of foundations. The results that a broken home can have on a child can be bad also, so the couple aren’t the only ones that are negatively affected. Being young can make maintaining a healthy relationship very hard. I can’t have a healthy relationship because I feel that I’m too young to tie myself down to anyone, I still have my whole life ahead of me while others are having kids and even getting engaged. I think waiting until you’re older to fully commit yourself to someone or a family because it gave you your “prime” to go out and do what you want and now it’s time to settle down. If you’re young, you should stay young as long as you can even if it means

Some of the reason people have kids is to personify the love that they retain for their partners, or because they want to have a closer relationship with that partner and they believes that children will greatly assist in that situation. However, contradicting their beliefs it is proven that having children creates an opposite reaction; "Marital satisfaction rates actually plummet after the birth of the

Just because someone lives with a disease doesn’t mean they are immune to the idea of bearing children, what if they want to experience the rollercoaster that is having a child? What if they change their mind and later want to conceive? Then thanks to sterilisation they will be forced to live their lives with regret.