The Influence of Older Childbearing on Children's Social Competence
Elderly childbearing refers to the pregnancy and childbearing of women over 35 years old. With the development of society and the progress of science and technology, more and more women choose to marry later and have children later, delaying the childbearing age. However, the elderly childbearing will have a certain impact on children's social ability, which mainly focuses on the following aspects.
1. Physical health status of parents
Parents who give birth at an advanced age may face some age-related health problems, such as chronic diseases, physical fatigue, etc. These health problems may lead to parents being unable to devote themselves to taking care of their children during their growth and lacking enough energy and time to interact with their children. Parents' health directly affects their emotional communication with their children, and may not be able to give them enough emotional support and companionship, thus affecting the development of children's social skills.
In addition, parents who give birth at an advanced age may encounter age-related health problems during the growth of their children, which may limit their social ability. They may not be able to accompany their children to participate in various activities and interact with other families, thus affecting their contact and communication with the surrounding society, and hindering the cultivation of their social ability to a certain extent.
2. Family environment and kinship
Children born at an advanced age usually grow up in a relatively well-off family environment. As parents may have made certain achievements in their careers, they can provide better living conditions and educational resources for their children. However, this relatively independent living environment may also make children have less opportunities to contact other children. Compared with children living in relatively poor families, they may lack the opportunity to communicate with children with different backgrounds and life experiences, which is a limitation for developing children's social skills.
In addition, children born at an advanced age often grow up in a relatively stable family environment and are closely connected with their relatives. They may have more contact with their parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts and other relatives, while they have less chance to establish friendship and social relations with children of the same age. This may cause children to face certain difficulties and adaptation problems when interacting with other children of the same age.
3. Parental rearing methods
Parents who give birth at an advanced age often have rich life experience and mature way of thinking, and they often have different attitudes towards their children's upbringing. They may be more inclined to protect and pay too much attention to the growth of children, and over restrict and control their behaviors to ensure their safety and health. This parenting style may limit the development of children's social skills. Children may lack the ability to solve problems and deal with interpersonal relationships independently, and they may not know enough about the social skills needed to get along with other children.
In addition, parents who give birth at an advanced age often experience certain professional achievements, and they may pay more attention to their children's academic achievements and success. This may also lead them to put too much pressure on their children in real life, to pursue their children's success too much, and to pay little attention to their children's interpersonal relationship and social skills training. Such parenting style may affect the cultivation and development of children's social ability.
4. Emotional needs and communication
Parents who give birth at an advanced age usually place more expectations and concerns on their children, and they are more likely to express too much emotion to their children, which makes them form a psychological state of over dependence and being loved. This may make children lack self-confidence and independent character when they communicate with other children of the same age, and affect the cultivation of their social ability.
In addition, because of the age gap, parents who give birth at an advanced age may have difficulty communicating with their children. Their experience and ideas may be different from those of contemporary children, leading to difficulties in communication. This may cause a sense of loneliness in the child's heart and affect his ability to actively communicate with others and establish social relations.
Summary
Older childbearing has a significant impact on children's social ability. Factors such as parents' physical health, family environment and kinship, parental rearing patterns, emotional needs and communication will all affect children's social competence. Children born at an advanced age may face social communication barriers with other children of the same age, and need support and guidance from parents and families to develop their good social skills.
