This TIME article brings up a subject I talk to my patients about all the time: the fact that they may never be grandparents because of the age at which they are starting parenthood. But this is the thing, there are SO many benefits to being an older parent.
The benefits of having children at an older age are the wisdom, maturity and patience that come with being older. If my patients choosing parenthood over the age of 40 considered themselves old, they wouldn’t step through my office doors in the first place. They are young, healthy, energetic and make wonderful parents.
This TIME article brings up something that is so real for many of my patients but the benefits of being an older parent far outweigh worrying about whether you’ll be a grandparent yourself one day.
I could be biased 🙂
Read the TIME article here: The Grandparent Deficit: Fertility isn’t the Only Biological Clock
and listen to the NPR interview here: NPR
Leave a Reply