Soon, A Majority of Older Adults Will Have No Grandchildren Because Their Children are Refusing to Have Kids

An article in the New York Times outlined the hidden pain of parents who will never become grandparents, due to the choices of their children.

Journalist Catherine Pearson wrote, “A growing number of Americans are choosing not to have children. Their parents are grappling with what that means for them.”

Pearson stated that in 2014, 60% of adults 50 and older had at least one grandchild. In 2021, that rate fell to slightly over 50%.

The author added that many adults in the United States are not having children...