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Analysis | Millennials aren’t having kids. Here are the reasons why. (www.washingtonpost.com)
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[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)
  • birth control
  • economic insecurity
  • extremely high cost of living
  • no social network to help with childcare
  • economic opportunities during child bearing years delay pregencies

So if someone is going to have 11 kids (both my grandmothers actually) they need to get started early, hit the ground running. If, however, do to the above a couple gets started in their late thirties then few children will happen.