Perfect Time to Have a Kid

United States
March 8, 2007 6:12am CST
When do you think the perfect time to have a kid is? I was just wondering. No, I'm not thinking about having a kid at 16 years of age but just wondering what people thought would be a great time to have one.
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5 responses
• Philippines
10 Mar 07
I believe it basically depends on you and your partner. I don't condemn people who have kids at the age of 15, as I have a friend who had his first son when he was at that age. But it's a little better though if you feel that you are already matured to handle the responsibilities of having a child coz raising up a kid is a bit challenging yet rewarding especially if you see him growing into a good person with values.
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@wmaharper (2316)
• United States
8 Mar 07
I honestly think it depends on the family. I certainly think one should wait until they are married, and have a stable enough relationship to have children. Children add alot of stress to a home, a lot of wonderful things as well, but still a lot of stress. I am very happy that we had children when we did. I had my first at 22 years, and my second at 24, and I'll have my last at about 27-28 and then we'll be done. (as long as we don't have any suprises!!) But, some people prefer to wait until they are older, I really think it just depends on the person and their priorities. I've always wanted children, so to me, it was easy. I didn't want a career, I wanted a family. Other woman have a hard time choosing, and many try to do both.
• United States
8 Mar 07
Yes. Understood. So stability is the main thing hand-in-hand with security. Nice... I was just kinda wondering what people thought about this. Get some insight from people who have already been there and had some advice of when might be a good time to do it and when shouldn't.
@anij34 (317)
• United States
8 Mar 07
There is no such thing as "the perfect time to have a child". Money will always be too tight, things will never be exactly how you want them...that being said, I think someone should be in their 20's when they are out of the "party" immature stage of life. The older you get the higher the risk of problems. Plus, a person doesn't want to be 37 and find out they can't have kids but maybe at 27 they might have a better chance of finding/fixing any infertility problems. But of course, it depends on each person's situation.
@MarkyB21 (1545)
8 Mar 07
I think once you've enjoyed your main adventures in life and are in a good job and a happy relationship, it's about the right time to have children.
@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
8 Mar 07
the perfect time to have a child, is when you are ready for a child. There is no magic age. Some people want to be financially stable, others want to be married at least 5 years, and so on. It all depends on the couple and what they feel is right.