|||It can bring joy and happiness and support emotional development by being around the newborn and watching the baby grow and develop. But sometimes it can be a difficult time for parents. Some women may develop postpartum depression and are unable to bond with their child, which can make family life tense and upsetting. Socially, having children is a good opportunity to meet other people who have recently had children, in a toddler group for example. It gives new parents a place and reason to meet and socialize, get advice, and have something to do other than just caring for their child. If they do not have this opportunity (due to having to stay at home to raise the child(ren), socialization becomes difficult and can delay their social life, thus promoting a feeling of isolation. Intellectually, having children requires knowledge to be able to effectively care for a child. This encourages the parent(s) to educate themselves through reading and research, which will further support their intellectual development. Physically parenting can be very tiring, this will have a negative impact on the physical development of the parent(s) as the time they spend looking after the baby when they should be sleeping can mean they don't get any rest not enough for their body to be in shape. able to repair themselves and will impact their ability to care for themselves during

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