Posted on Sep 2, 2017
The average American dad is getting older, study finds
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Not Sure What to Think. Older Father is More Successful, Younger Father has More Energy, Older Father more likely to have Children with Downs Syndrome. I Don't Know. Just Glad to be a Grandpa Now.
The average American dad is getting older, study finds
Posted from cnn.com
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Well ... I'm a pretty much average dad ... and I sure as hell am getting older. Glad the study supports my observation! :-)
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Hey my husband resembles that remark too. He sure is getting older and grayer. Fortunately for me I just stopped having birthdays at 39. I just gain years of experience at being 39 now.
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MSgt (Join to see) - My better half stalled at about the same age ... but still gets mad if I forget her "non-birthday." Not fair! ;-)
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Having had my bit of fun with my initial post, I found this of particular interest:
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Numerous reports have linked older fatherhood with an increased risk of autism, psychiatric illness, neurologic disease such as neurofibromatosis, pediatric cancer and chromosomal abnormalities in children.
"As such, these trends may suggest that we should be seeing more of these occur in children over time," he said.
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Since the article notes that the average age of women, while younger, having children is closing in on the average age of men, I wonder how they differentiate the older fatherhood from the older motherhood in assigning responsibility for the increased risk of autism, psychiatric illness, neurologic disease, etc?
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Numerous reports have linked older fatherhood with an increased risk of autism, psychiatric illness, neurologic disease such as neurofibromatosis, pediatric cancer and chromosomal abnormalities in children.
"As such, these trends may suggest that we should be seeing more of these occur in children over time," he said.
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Since the article notes that the average age of women, while younger, having children is closing in on the average age of men, I wonder how they differentiate the older fatherhood from the older motherhood in assigning responsibility for the increased risk of autism, psychiatric illness, neurologic disease, etc?
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