Family and children / Chapter 18
This section breaks down the financial and time costs involved. Much like Section 10, which examined the costs of marriage, we’re simply laying out the numbers here — without offering any definitive conclusions. If you’re already pregnant and need to follow the necessary steps, please refer to Section 27. There are 18 key considerations to keep in mind when deciding whether raising a child is worthwhile.
A child under 3 can receive 3600 yuan a year in childcare subsidy, and it is not taxed. A child born before 2025 is paid for the months that remain. …
Having a child comes with at least 98 days of maternity leave, with more days added for a difficult birth or a multiple birth. During that time the maternity insurance fund pays the maternity allowance. …
If your employer cuts your pay or fires you because you are pregnant, gave birth, or are breastfeeding, that is illegal. …
Turn the hours spent watching the child each day, and the number of times you are woken at night, into time. Then multiply by the hourly wage of the person doing the work. …
Money from ages 0 to 3 is mostly about how the child is cared for: you, grandparents, or someone you hire. From primary school through junior high, it is mostly housing and spending outside school. …
Someone else wanting you to have a child can be a factor you weigh. The time and the money, though, are on your own account. …
The older the woman is, the harder it is to conceive without treatment. Just past 40, the chance of conceiving in a given month is only about half the chance just past 30. …
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