Often times, parenting can be incredibly stressful, and result in changes in a preplanned life course. It can dramatically change the pursuit of a career or life goals, but it can also change the dynamic of the couple who gave birth to the child. The interesting issue here is that the way a family dynamic change because of the birth of a child also is relative to the age group of the parents in question. Younger couples tend to have more stress and struggles ahead of them when introducing a child into their developing family. Thus, parents born in the 1991 to 1993 age range saw much more negative impacts on their relationship because of this additional stress. Younger couples are often less prepared financially and emotionally, which can lead to the relationship between the couple becoming more strained than in other age ranges. On the other hand, older couples, from the 1981-1983...
This can result in less negative stress and actually much more positive relationship growth because of a growing love for an increasing family structure. At the older age ranges, parents are more prepared to fill their roles because that is one that is more accepted of society, whereas younger parents are still expected to be career driven or more selfish in regards to enjoying their own live before branching out and creating new ones. Thus, there are clear differences in how a child changes a family dynamic based on the age of the parents expecting.
References
Huinink, J., Bruderl, J., Nauck, B., Walper, S., Castiglioni, L., & Feldhaus, M. (2011). Panel analysis of intimate relationships and family…
