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Not only for women... http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v14/n11/full/nm1108-1170a.html http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v14/n11/full/nm1108-1170a.h... http://w
by mikevm 12y ago
Not only for women...
http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v14/n11/full/nm1108-1170a.html http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v14/n11/full/nm1108-1170a.h...
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/23/health/fathers-age-is-linked-to-risk-of-autism-and-schizophrenia.html http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/23/health/fathers-age-is-link...
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/27/health/mental-illness-risk-higher-for-children-of-older-parents-study-finds.html http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/27/health/mental-illness-risk...
- TazeTSchnitzel 12y agoHuh, I never figured. I guess that's a reason to spermbank. Though really, people should just have kids young in the first place. :/
- pavel_lishin 12y agoI disagree - I would have made a terrible father if I had kids in my 20s. I mean, I might still make a terrible father, but I'm trying to imagine 23 year old me raising a child and it's terrifying.
- danieltillett 12y agoDon’t worry too much about being a bad father - as long as you are there at least some of the time and don’t beat them and their mother then they will almost certainly turn out OK. My experience with my own children is the effect you can have on them is very limited - this is both liberating and depressing.
- mikevm 12y agoYou are largely correct: http://www.amazon.com/The-Nurture-Assumption-Children-Revised/dp/1439101655 http://www.amazon.com/The-Nurture-Assumption-Children-Revise...
- xiaoma 12y agoBut for children of older fathers, there are well documented advantages as well: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/older-fathers-may-pass-health-benefits-through-chromosomes-1.1235130 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/older-fathers-may-pass-health-... http://www.mommyish.com/2012/06/12/older-fathers-benefits-653/ http://www.mommyish.com/2012/06/12/older-fathers-benefits-65...