Steem greetings dear members of steemkids community. Hope you all are doing great. Before i proceeds with my entry to this contest, i want to first of all give a special thanks to the @ngoenyi for bringing up such an important contest.

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Is child bearing a choice that couples make or is it by lot or both? Why?

Before answering this question, we need to know what child bearing is!
what is Child bearing: It is also known as child birth and it is the process where by two couples meet through a process known as sexual intercourse with main aim of reproducing chidren. so answering the question Is child bearing a choice that couples make or is it by lot or both is very technical because bearing children by lot can be good but very dangerous as well because at a certain point, problems may arrised because it wasn't properly plan by the couple.

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why do i mean bearing a child by lot can be good but dangerous? It is dangerous in the sense that couples can decide to be bearing children without taking a proper decision or family planning on how they should bear their children. So for couples to be bearing children is very good 👍 but they need to always have a choice when bearing their children so as to avoid future embarrassment.

Why do i say child bearing is a choice?. I say so considering so many factors such as
1)Financial factor: this is an important factor that should be taken special care of by couples when making a choice so as not to bear so many children that can not be taken care of due to lack of financies
2)Religious factors:Couples need to make a choice before bearing children by considering their religious backgrounds because some religions don't want a situation where their members give birth to too much children of which it will be unable for them to bring up all the children in a Godly manner.

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3)Age factors: couples need to make a choice of how they will bear their children according to the couple's ages so as not to surpass the age of bearings thier children
4)Time or Spacing factors:couples will need to have family planning by deciding the spacing of their children e.g, they can plan of giving birth to their children and spacing them with 2years difference
5)Family factor:couples need to know thier backgrounds first before making any choice of bearing children because some families alsways want to impose on thier couples the number of children they should bear for them

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when should this question be considered? Before or after marriage?

I think this question should be considered before marriage so as to avoid future embarrassment after marriage because before marriage, couples will have enough time to study each other very well considering some of the factors i listed above. If they come out with the satisfying factors above, i think when they get married they will live peacefully forever

What is your advice to couples who intend to make the decision to bear a child or children

My advice for couples who intend to bear children is that they should always sit down and make a perfect plan by considering so many factors so as not to bear children that they can't raise up due to lack of financies and they should always keep in place their family planning and follow it strikely so as not to bear unwanted children at the wrong time .

I will end here by inviting @rafk, @njiclinton, @noelamonta and @vio0000 to come and take part in this great contest because i know you guys have alot to share about this