Nowadays, due to economic burden, mental pressure and worries about the responsibility of raising children, many people marry late and are reluctant to have children. This reality has become a worrying issue because it will leave many consequences, especially in the context of an aging population.
Ms. Tran Thi Ngoc Yen (Population - Family Planning Branch of Ho Chi Minh City) commented: "Pressure at work as well as in life leads to a trend of a number of young people today getting married late, having children late, having few children or even not having children at all.
Second, families with few children will have the best investment in child care. That is, the cost of care, education, food, and health and mental care is very large.
Dr. Bui Hong Quan - a psychologist and lecturer at Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry - said: "Certainly, raising a child in today's era is not a simple story, so it is understandable that there are young people who are not really ready for this.
From there, we see that each couple needs to prepare themselves mentally, physically and financially before having a child. When they have stability in their jobs and both want to work together to care for and raise a child, then young people should be ready to have children. Also, do not wait until everything is too full before having children, because the biological age of the wife and husband is also a very important factor.
The age gap with children, the contrast in thinking between two generations can create many problems in the family. This directly affects the process of raising and caring for children, especially when they are old.
In addition, not having children can also create health and mental burdens in old age. Getting married and having children is still everyone's freedom, but consider the decision to get married late or not get married, as well as the issue of being afraid of having children to avoid future consequences.
