Report Older mothers are better mothers, study suggests

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Children born to older mothers experience fewer behavioural, social and emotional difficulties, a new study has suggested.


The average age at which people have children in more developed countries like the UK is rising, with women often warned that having children later can increase the risk of complications in pregnancy, including miscarriage.

But the “psychological maturity” of older mothers can have a beneficial effect on children’s wellbeing until their mid-teens, according to researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark.

The study, published in the European Journal of Developmental Psychology, found older mothers do not scold or physically discipline their children as much as those who give birth at a younger age.

Researchers analysed responses from a random sample of 4,741 mothers from a major survey involving children and their families in Denmark.

Read more here (Independent UK)
 
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