Well, here in Africa, it’s a different ball game. We have (too) many kids here and even an individual gives birth to as much as ten. That’s not the problem. I think this has to do with lifestyle.

Maybe the Europeans practice the individualism lifestyle in the sense that they may be only able to cater to their responsibilities. Also, this has to do with decision. Some adults have decided not to have kids until a certain age and some never want to have kids. It’s all based on decisions.

But if the birth rate continues to decline, who are those who will be the adults of tomorrow? As a society, it needs adults to thrive. Then, maybe I should say in the next few a years, the community will be lacking adults which isn’t a good idea.

In my little knowledge, training a child can be difficult but still not a big deal. If your work takes much of your time, then, get a nanny. Also, postpartum depression is something a lot of women get scared of and that’s their sole reason for not having kids.
The kids are the future and the future will make good use of the when they are already adults.

I hope the birth rate gets better though