Repoduction, Infancy and Parenting

In today's society it is any woman's right be a parent and with today's technology it is possible for almost any woman to have a child. The first successful vitro fertilization was in England in 1978 (Pregnancy with Complications). Now whether the woman is too old to have a child or too young is not anyone's choice to make accept for that woman who wants to have the child. Many woman are chosing to have children later in life because they want to have an established career first or they have different life experiences that they cannot have a child till they are much older. My old boss who, when she had her first child was 37, she and her significant other tried for seven years to have a baby so is she too old? Her significant other turn 51 the year their daughter was born and nobody was saying anything to him. Why is it that its ok for a man to be in his fifties and sixties and father a child but if a woman does it people think she is crazy?

There are many factors that go into parenting, for example how you chose to discipline or if you should send your child to daycare so that they can interact with other children and learn social skills. Many people have to send their child to daycare so that they can work but heres the thing, daycare is costly and if you don't make enough to cover the cost but yet you just fall short for assistance through the government how is the parent going to be able to work and make sure their child is taken care of? Some people are lucky and have family around that can help out but there are people who do not have that option especially if there family is out of state.

I think that parents today have a lot more to worry about when it comes to there child because there is so much out there with the media and internet its easy for kids to get access to whatever they want.

Parenting is the most difficult but yet rewarding job around. Anyone can be a parent it is the chose that you make that you want to see your child succeed in life and be extrordinary.


1. Is there an appropriate age for a woman to have a child?

2. Would it be possible in the future with the way technology is going that a man could have a baby and would it be socially acceptable?