class day 26

1. 1.66
2. 2.1
3. 31.9
4. 315705
5. 144236

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1. Do you think having children is important for happiness? Why or why not? 
2. Did any of the numbers or statistics in activity 2 surprise you? Why or why not? 
3. What do you think are the biggest challenges for parents today? 
4. How do you imagine life will change when you have children (if you want them)? 
5. Do you think government incentives can encourage young people to have children? Why or why not?

My answer:

1. Nobody want have any child. Mental disorder can be passed on to the next generation
2. No surprise. Every piece of data is in line with our imagination and understanding of society
3. Saving money
4. We don’t want them and we can’t image
5. No, we don’t think. The government can offer too little money.

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Sources	What are the reasons young Australians are not having children today?
Walsh et al. (2022)
Walsh (2021) 1. Financial – 2. Climate change – not having children to reduce pressure on the Earth – 31% of them are not hopeful to solve environment problem very well – Evidence: ABC in 2019 claims that people (almost three out of four) don’t need children to have kids to live a fulfilling life. 3. Personal choice – kids is later if they have extra money and time. – Evidence: ABC in 2019 claims that live is more important than the child (they wan take care themselves and satisfices
Rozen (2023)

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Answer:

1. future
2. hopeful
3. stability
4. funds
5. environment
6. fulfillment

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