Sunday, January 9, 2011

Family Planning - How Many Kids Should We Have?

Family planning is essential when it comes to budgeting and reducing the poverty level in any country. The reduction of families is very important when it comes to cutting down the population size in countries that are developing. These skills can simply be obtained from ones doctor or medical centers. Today there are family planning organizations that help people to plan their families. There are many reasons why people should opt for family planning and in most cases it may depend on the population reference of the countries as shown by the census records. After a census you may find out that families are either encouraged to have more children or rather to cut down on the number of children.
What is family planning?

Family planning is the basic principle that is used by families in determining how many children they are going to have and how the family is going to be spaced in terms of age. Family planning is influenced by quite a number of factors and these factors include; finance, health, population reference, and some other factors as stated by the world body (United Nations). In order for one to have children you need to first look at your budget and determine how many children can you support with your money.
Financial aspect of family planning
The financial aspect of family planning is very much important in the world we live in today. The cost of raising a family has increased over the years. We have seen many people fail to support their large families financially and need to control family sizes. Family planning can only be done when a couple is about to have their first child and not in a situation that the family has already got five or more children. If a family has already had more than five children then the effects of planning can already be noted. Lack of planning may lead to poverty in ones household as it is not easy to support a large family in the world we live in today. Health and finance are interlinked as these children need money in order to get a good health insurance in times when they get ill. It was noted to produce positive results in lowering down poverty in Bangladesh through the programs and surveys carried out.
Population reference
The population reference is very much important and is one factor that influences planning in the developed countries. Developed countries are highly populated and have a limit on the number of children a family is supposed to have. In China the limit is each family should have no more than one child. Any family that has more than one child is heavily taxed to avoid any violators of the legalisation.
Before you decide on how many kids you should have, you must first consider these family planning factors and go on to make the right choice.

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