Does male elder childbearing affect children?

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The Influence of Male Elderly Childbearing on Children's Health

Nowadays, it is more and more common for men to give birth at an advanced age. Male elder childbearing has a significant impact on children's health. This article will elaborate on genetic diseases, intellectual development, mental health and family support.

Increased risk of genetic diseases

There is a certain correlation between male elderly childbearing and genetic diseases. The quality of male germ cells will decline with age. The study found that children born to men over 35 years old had a 20% higher risk of autism than young fathers. In addition, genetic diseases such as chromosome abnormalities also increase with age. Therefore, it is necessary to carefully consider the genetic risk of male elderly childbearing.

In addition, a study of more than 2300 families also found that mental diseases such as schizophrenia and learning disabilities were associated with the father's elderly childbearing. Therefore, the elderly male childbearing may increase the risk of children suffering from these diseases.

Affect intellectual development

The elderly male childbearing may have a certain impact on the child's intellectual development. The study found that there was a correlation between the father's old age and the child's intellectual development. Children of older fathers usually show lower IQ, less academic achievements and higher demand for bit training diagnosis in intelligence tests.

In addition, male elder childbearing is related to children's learning ability and attention disorder. Research shows that older fathers may lead to higher risk of attention disorder in children, which may be related to gene mutation in children.

Affect mental health

Male elder childbearing may also have an impact on children's mental health. Some studies have found that there is a certain correlation between father's old age and children's mental health problems, such as loneliness, social barriers and emotional problems. This may be related to the mental health status of elderly fathers and the decrease of their attention to children.

In addition, older fathers may bring more psychological pressure and anxiety to their children. Fathers with large age differences may have difficulty in resonating with their children, thus affecting the emotional communication between father and son.

Important family support

Although the elderly male childbearing will have a certain impact on children's health, family support can alleviate these effects to a certain extent. Research shows that family support can provide a good emotional and cognitive environment and promote children's physical and mental development.

Family support includes mutual assistance between parents, parent-child relationship, family activities, etc. Parents should jointly assume the responsibility of taking care of children and provide stable family environment and good educational resources for children.

Summary

Male elder childbearing has an important impact on children's health. It may increase the risk of children suffering from genetic diseases, affect intellectual development, and have a negative impact on mental health. However, family support can alleviate these impacts to some extent. Therefore, when considering elder childbearing, parents should carefully weigh the advantages and disadvantages and provide good family support.