How does the elderly childbearing affect men's family roles
With the development of social economy and the improvement of people's living standards, more and more couples choose to postpone childbearing, which leads to the increasing phenomenon of elderly childbearing. Older childbearing has a significant impact on women's health and fertility. However, for men, older childbearing also has a series of impacts on their family roles. This article will elaborate on the influence of elderly childbearing on male family roles from four aspects: economic pressure, childbearing ability, family responsibility and parent-child relationship.
1、 Economic pressure
Older childbearing will bring great economic pressure to men. With the growth of age, men's physical functions gradually decline, and their career development enters a bottleneck period. The responsibility and pressure of family childcare increase, and men have to bear more financial burden. For example, the high medical costs, the purchase of baby supplies and education costs all require men to provide adequate financial support. This not only has an impact on their financial situation, but also may cause pressure accumulation and emotional tension.
In addition, the elderly childbearing of men may also require them to take a long time off to take care of their children, and may even affect their jobs and career development. Menopause symptoms and decreased physiological ability may cause men's mistakes and lack of energy in work, which will affect the stability of the family and the improvement of the quality of life.
2、 Childcare ability
The challenge of elder childbearing to male childbearing ability cannot be ignored. Compared with young fathers, older fathers may have insufficient parenting skills and experience. The hard work of caring for infants requires patience, carefulness and energy. However, the physical condition of the elderly father may not meet these requirements, resulting in poor parenting effect, and may even have a negative impact on the health and growth of the child.
In addition, older fathers who pay too much attention to their career may not be able to devote themselves to the process of child rearing. This lack of sense of participation and responsibility may lead to alienation of father son relationship and disharmony of family atmosphere. At the same time, older fathers may be confused about their parent-child roles and find it difficult to find appropriate ways to communicate and interact with their children.
3、 Family responsibilities
Older childbearing makes men bear more family responsibilities. Older fathers need to invest more time and energy in children's education, character cultivation and family support. At the same time, they also need to share more housework and childcare responsibilities with their wives to ensure family stability and harmony.
This increase in family responsibilities may increase the pressure on older fathers, but it will also perplex their self-identity and role change. Older fathers need to adapt and adjust their roles from career men to fathers who pay more attention to their families. This is a challenge to their psychology and living conditions.
4、 Parent-child relationship
Older childbearing may have an impact on the parent-child relationship between men and their children. Due to the large age gap between parents, it may be difficult for older fathers to establish close parent-child relationships with their children. In the critical period of the child's growth, the elderly father may not be able to participate in the child's life and education, resulting in emotional alienation with the child.
In addition, older fathers may not be able to accompany their children to participate in sports activities and games due to their physical conditions, which may affect the communication and interaction between father and son. This may have a potential negative impact on the emotional development between parents and children, and even affect family harmony and children's mental health.
Summary
In a word, the elderly childbearing has a variety of impacts on men's family roles. Economic pressure, childcare ability, family responsibility and parent-child relationship will have a profound impact on men's family roles. Therefore, for men who are ready to give birth at an advanced age, they need to seriously consider these potential problems and actively take measures to deal with them, so as to ensure the stability of the family and the healthy growth of children.
