What age is too young to be a parent and grandparent?

i have a friend whose mother had him when she was only 13.... They have a very decent life...she turned out alright...she actually does forensic work and goes to school...obviously she had help from her parents with him... my friend is now 17 and he is about to have twins.... his mother is 29 about to be 30.... What age do you think is prper to become a parent or grandparent?What age is too young to be a parent and grandparent?
I don't think there's any ';proper'; age to become a parent or grandparent. It all depends on the person and if they are really ready for it. Other than that, I think women should wait until they are in their mid 20's to have children.What age is too young to be a parent and grandparent?
Since the grandma had her son so early naturally she is going to be a young grandmother. She is at the age most women are having THEIR childrren. Seventeen is a little young to have a child, but as far as a proper age I don't think anyone can answer that. Everyone is diffrent and is ready to be a parent at diffrent ages. My husband and I had our first daughter when I was 22 and he was 24 but, our friends decided that they were not ready until they were in thier late 20's. It just depends on the person. Just because they are young dosent mean that they will be bad parents or grandparents it is all about the time, effort, and love they put in to raising their child.
I think it depends on how mature you are, but if you only care about age....i say 25 is a good age to be a parent.
I think it's less about age and more about where you are in life. I think people should wait until they are married to have sex in the first place. A baby needs both a mother and father. (I grew up without a father because he walked out when I was young. And yes, I waited until I was married to sleep with my husband.) You also need to be able to support the baby financially and have the maturity to parent.





Naturally people will make mistakes and hopefully they have good family support systems to help them if they end up getting pregnant at a young age, but that's definitely not the ideal. Birth control isn't 100%, I got pregnant on birth control myself earlier this year (miscarried, unfortunately) so the only real way to wait to have a child is to wait to have sex.
Any age with the word ';teen'; attatched is too young to be a parent.
I think it all depends on how mature to be a parent you are and how financially stable you are.


for example


you can have a 13 yr old girl having a baby


obviously there are some self control problems there but if she is mature enough and can look after herself and the baby with help there is a possibily that she might get through it.


But we also have to think of the child


I magine yourself as a 15 year old and you have just been told that your mum had you at exacly your age or even younger then you


Wouldnt that cause damage in your head?


I think the average mental maturity for a person to be a parent is 21. And to be a grandmother there really isnt one, althought being one at a young age such as 30 could make you feel old resulting in suicide
I think that is definitely early for both of them to have kids... and because it was early for them to have kids, it's early for her to be a grandma. But it happens. What can ya do?
there is no right age to to have kids just like there is no right age to die so really that was a really silly question from a girl who is still 2 young yet to understand life
Mistakes do happen and they always will. Just as premarital sex is going to happen. The best thing to do is to educate young adults/ teens on sex, protection, and the outcomes of having unprotected sex.





Also, I do not think there is an appropriate age to have a baby. My philosophy for myself was always that after I graduated college and had a steady job then would be the time to think about marrige and babies. And of course, I think it is best if you are married before you have children.





I have a Bachelors in Marketing, working on a Masters, and have a well-paying steady job. I am just not married yet but I am engaged. So everything worked out alright.





I do think your friend is very young to be having children but I hope that everything works out for him and his girlfriend.
It's not a question of proper, but mature...I think 23 is a good age....some can do it , but most need the time...
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FIRST OFF KKHENRY CHRILDREN ARE NOT A MISTAKE BUT A MIRACLE OF LIFE. second off i disagree with some of the ages they think of. i was 13 when i had my first child and no one helped me out. i watched other kids for money had to drop out of school so i could work with my sister to earn some extra money. i am not going to lie i wish i would have waited but at the same time i took care of my daughter the best i could. i didnt have her father around (he was 19) nor did i wine and say i cant do this. i did how ever make the biggest decision of my life that still haunts me today. i used drugs the entire pregnany and she had down syndrome extremely bad so at 8 months i decided to give her the life she deserves and gave her up for adoption. it doesnt matter how old or young you are just depends on how mature you are and you have to be ready to make a lot of sacrafices for that child and not blame them for the sacrafices you HAD to make for the baby.
I don't think there is a magic age where you suddenly become mature enough to be a parent. I think some people should never have children.


I am a happily married mother of 2, at age 19. We are financially secure, never had help from parents, government, etc.


But, my SIL just had a baby at age 30 and can't handle it. She needs help from government for money, and her parents and friends to just care for the child. It's pathetic.
The proper age to become a parent is when you can financially, emotionally, and physically accept the challenges that a newborn will bring. I understand things happen -- but they only happen when you dont protect yourself. As far as being a grandparent -- they say that 50 is the new 30 whatever that means so i guess once the grandparents children could support a child of their own.
No one can tell someone else the proper age to be a paprent or grandparent....what ever is right for you, mentalliy, physically, financially, etc.
WOW!