More from an economist on the decision
I am fascinated by an on-going discussion on the Econlog (see blog links) about the decision to have children or not. One of the economists Bryan Caplan, posted this summary of a lecture on 'Selfish Reasons to Have More Children'
It's very interesting - although, as I've said many times before and particularly in this blog post I don't think that happiness can be boiled down to whether or not you have children or whether or not you have more or less children.
It's very interesting - although, as I've said many times before and particularly in this blog post I don't think that happiness can be boiled down to whether or not you have children or whether or not you have more or less children.
Comments
I was thinking that maybe the studies the econ guy points to around children leading to happiness are flawed in that perhaps that having children is a way (but not the only way) to become more grounded??
You can do this without kids - like a woman I interviewed for my book who is an artist and her art became a way she grounded herself.
Don't know - it's interesting though.
Since most little ones don't start school till the equivalent of Year 1, it's pre-school for an additional year, and although there are a few free pre-schools, most are fee-paying and not cheap.