{"id":25946,"date":"2023-06-26T11:20:38","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T09:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=25946"},"modified":"2023-11-20T17:09:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T16:09:15","slug":"is-it-worth-having-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/06\/is-it-worth-having-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Is It Worth Having Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Children are usually perceived to be the ray of sunlight to many families, but is it always the case? Taking into account the various aspects of parenting them, that ultimately result in the significant occurrence of the opposite consequence such as opting not to have them at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a look at the video below to learn more about the value of having of kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Is it worth having kids?\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OPXGeQ5ADfk?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What does &#8220;<strong>financial implications<\/strong>&#8221; mean&#8221;? <em>The <strong>financial implications <\/strong>are big.&#8221;<\/em> Use it in your own sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you know what &#8220;<strong>to<\/strong> <strong>miss out on something<\/strong>&#8221; mean? &#8220;<em>&#8230;so I almost felt like I&#8217;m <strong>missing out something on something.<\/strong>..&#8221; <\/em>Use it in your own sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does &#8221; <strong>motherhood penalty<\/strong>&#8221; mean? &#8220;..<em>.but for women, the dip is much bigger and their earnings rarely recover&#8230;this is known as the <strong>motherhood penalty.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/em> Use it in your own sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What&#8217;s your stance on having kids?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Would it make families happier? 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