Adults Don’t Want Children

B1 – Intermediate

To have or not to have children is one of the most important decisions that someone can make. There are certain factors to take into consideration when choosing between parenting and living a child-free life such as financial security, own interest/desire for having children, and partner’s interest/desire for having children.

Let’s read the article below to find out why views on having children are changing.

https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2106/210621-child-free-1.html

Discussion Questions:

  1. How does having children change someone’s life?
  2. Do you want to have children? If so, when do you want to have them and how many do you want to have?
  3. Why do people decide not to have children?
  4. Do you think it is better to have children when you are older or younger?
  5. Most families in wealthy countries are having fewer and fewer children. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Why?
  6. Is it a good reason to have children to avoid being lonely later in life?
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4 replies on “Adults Don’t Want Children”

1.How does having children have change someone’s life?
i think that having children change someone’s life because you have more responsabilities and you have to change you life way,
2.Do you want to have children? If so, went do you want to have them and how many do you want to have?
I always wanted to have children. I got twins when I am 22 old , I take pride of them. You have a great effort but it worth,
3.Why do people decide not yo have children?
I think likely they don’t want to lost freedom
4. Do you think it is better no have children when you are older or younger.
The one hand is better to have children when your are younger, because you have more energy . The other hand when you are older you have more experience life
5 Most families in welthy countries are having fewer and fewer children, Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Why?
Perphas they want to be free and they don’t want to have any responsabilities. For me it isn’t a good thing
6. Is it a good reason to have children to avoid being lonely later in life?
It is not a good reason, because if you have children you will not to avoid being later in life, Children will live your own life.

Good job on your answers here! Keep it up.

Here is how this sentence can be written another way:

It is not a good reason, because if you have children you will not to avoid being later in life, Children will live your own life.

It is not a good reason because having children wouldn’t necessarily prevent you from being lonely later in life. Children are bound to live their own lives.

Feel free to continue doing this exercise to improve your skills.

1. How does having children change someone’s life?
I think that having children change the life of someone a lot because you have other responsabilities and you should worry about different things, for example, you should save money to raise your children.

2. Do you want to have children? If so, when do you want to have them and how many do you want to have?
Yes, because I love children. I would like to have 2 children, not only one. In addition, I would say that I want to have the first of them when i have 30 years old.

3. Why do people decide not to have children?
Because they want yo have a free life, and they don´t want to have a lot of responasbilities or they don´t like children.

4.Do you think it is better to have children when you are older or younger?
Older because you have more experience in life.

5. Most families in wealthy countries are having fewer and fewer children. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Why?
I think it is a bad thing because we need children to keep the world growing and evolving.

6. Is it a good reason to have children to avoid being lonely later in life?
Yes, I think it might be one of the reasons to have children because when you are older you haven´t the same skills you need company, affection and help.

Hear! Hear! on your answer to questions # 5. Well-said.

See the sentence below and how you can express it better. Be a bit careful with spelling.

Because they want yo have a free life, and they don´t want to have a lot of responasbilities or they don´t like children.

Because they want to have that freedom to do what they want with their life, and they don´t want to have a lot of responsibilities or they simply don´t like children.

Until your next entry!

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