Sooner or later most people will want to have children. What are some of the most common psychological reasons leading people to want to have children? What are their motivations and expectations?
Why do people want to have children?
social psychology;developmental psychology;cross cultural psychology
There are many reasons why people want to have children :Some want to have children because they hope it can save their declining marriage / relationshipSome want to have children because they feel instinctively driven towards itSome want to have children because they feel they're supposed toSome want to have children because they feel they're missing something in their livesSome want to have children because they want to learn more about themselvesSome want to have children because they want to learn more about the man or woman they love...Still, I believe most reasons why people want to have children are perfectly captured by this single quote :Nevertheless, if you ask me, most people have children just as their  own enthusiasm about life begins to wane. A child allows us to revisit  the excitement we once felt about, well... everything. A generation  later, our grandkids bump up our enthusiasm yet again. Reproducing is  a kind of booster shot to keep us loving life. Chuck Palahniuk, Damned