English Club with Ihor S. on Figuring Out How Many Children to Have

Topic: Figuring Out How Many Children to Have

Discussion: Having any child is a monumental decision, and if both partners aren’t sold on the same number, then tension and resentment can arise. What do you think about it? Let’s make side by side comparison.

1. Is it good to have a lot of children in a family or would it be better to have one child? Have you ever dreamt of fathering your own baseball team or maybe do you want to start your own family rock band? Is having a baby cheaper than growing a brood of happy kids ‘all playing with oranges and wrapping paper’? As a parent, do you find that the financial picture isn’t quite as bad as it first appeared either? Is it easy to meet ends in your country when you put your mind to have more than two children?

2. What age is it better for people to start planning kids at? What about age limits for a woman\ a man? Does it influence on the development of a baby? Do you know any families who had their children at their 16 or 60?

3. If you have decided to have more than two children, what are pros and cons? Having more kids usually results in a louder house, a more chaotic house, and a house that’s not as tidy. Someone describes that as fun. Some describe that as purgatory. What is your attitude to it?

4. What do you think about the decision of our government to support large families and encourage a birth of the third child? Will it influence on a future labor employment? Does welfare of your family exactly depend on the economic development of a country? Does the richness of your nation depend on the amount of a population in a country? (Let’s think together: to have 20 mln. people who will have their salaries about $ 1.000 per month).

5. Who has more obligations or is more responsible for growing kids and their education? Do you think that both spouses should divide their duties equally? Is it possible? When to start to do it? Before or after a marriage? Do you have any tradition to make a written agreement between a man and a woman before a marriage?

6. Is it very important to give your child an opportunity to get a higher education?

P.S.: Sometimes you make your list and take into account all the pragmatic factors, yet your decision still comes down to what can’t be put on paper.

Schedule: December 7, 2013 at 10.30 am – Jacqueline S.
                 December 12, 2013 at 5.30 pm – Olha Bezpalko, Dasha Tikhonova (a presentation on the U.S., Open World). Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/woa.vin