Lower Birth Rates
If you look at the statistics today , you would see that the birth rate in Americais the lowest it has been in years . There are a number of reasons why Americans are giving birth less . First, there has been no economic recovery . If people are distressed about their own cash in hand and taking care of themselves , then the thought of being responsible for another human being is scary and overwhelming . So, the economics of our country is frightening people from having kids . Second, the US for the past however many years has worked its way into probably the most individualistic society in the history of the mankind . When people are looking out for themselves and trying to bring glory to their name, the idea of changing poopy diapers is not that sexy The narrative of most youth in the nation is, "I'll live life as fullest as I can for as long as I can, and then maybe when I'm older, I might get married and have a kid or two." I think another factor not to be overlooked is the percentages of people who have faith in America. Traditionally, both Christians and Muslims will have high birth rates because of their beliefs . In fact, if you look around the world, Muslims are having babies at a very high rate , which is leading to a world population that will be dominated by Muslims in a few years. As overall faith of any kind dwindles in America, birth rates go down as well .
However, it seems like all my friends are not affected by these factors . It seems like everyone I know is having a baby. I think I'm just in that time of life where many of my friends are in that baby making stage . I can hardly go 2 weeks without having to go to a baby shower and give some gifts . Fortunately, I have found a jackpot for baby gifts that moms seem to love . You can buy baby blankets at this site for a tremendous deal . They have a nifty selection and a very user friendly site. It's easy to shop by gender on the store . My favorite blankets to buy for friends and family are these aden and anais blankets. Every mom I have talked to absolutely loves them . The site above has them for great prices, and you can break down the 4 packs to give as separate gifts, which gives you a great blanket as a gift for under $10. Great deal.
Many of my friends, once home on maternity care, don't want to go back to work . Many are choosing to work at home through blogging or other online jobs. If you can blog or manage some Social Media accounts, then you can stay at home with baby. It's a pretty good gig. . I think all these babies around is a good thing, and maybe we can turn this birth rate thing around!
