What age would you consider young to be a first time dad?

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Just that really!

28 or younger.

Under 25 or 26 would seem young to me, for anyone to become a parent.

One reason is you never know what the future will hold. A family member was a 19 year old dad and only just got to see his children grow up and two grandchildren born. If he had been 28 he'd have left behind teenage children.

<24 I think.

Couples who’d like to set up home and have their first baby when they’re in their early twenties would find it difficult financially these days.

When I was 22 in the mid 1990s you could get a small 3-bed house in my home town for £75k. So a couple earning 30k between them who’d managed to save a few hundred quid as a deposit could get on the property ladder without too much bother. A few of my schoolfriends did just this.

That same house now costs £275k and a young couple might earn £50k between them. The sums don’t work.

No wonder men and women are putting off parenthood.

Under 25 is a young parent I think but that doesn’t equal too young if that makes sense. My friend had her first at 23 and it felt so so young at the time but probably because I was renting a tiny flat for an extortionate amount and spending all my spare money on going out 😅 I couldn’t fathom doing it myself at that time in my life! She’s an amazing mum though, managed to complete a masters and buy her first home while bringing up a little one, nothing but admiration for her!

My Dh was 19 when our eldest was born. It was young but he had a good job and it pushed us to buy our first house. Turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to us. I don't think 25 is particularly young and I don't think having kids young is a bad thing

Anything under 20 imo.

My children’s dad was 25 when we had our first, 26 when we had our second

25ish

What a patronising comment.

Anything under 20-23

DP was 22, I was 21.

Id say 25 and under for sure. At a push I’d go as far to say 28 and under is quite young to me, but it depends on the person. Me and my partner have been together since we was 16 but we didn’t feel ready till we was about 30 onwards. But some 26-27 year olds are quite grown up, where as we was not.

"Bonkers" implies you think that anyone having a child in their early 20's is making a bad decision.
I had mine then and am extremely happy I did, and while I personally wouldn't want children hitting 40, I recognise that for other people that's the perfect time for them and who am I to presume otherwise.

When people believe that there's only one "best way" to do things, and any other option just falls short of the ideal, it isn't easy to be around them.

Under 30.

(Not saying it's good or bad - just that most first-time dads I see now seem to be over 30.)

This - I would have had my wonderful children younger if I could have

It definitely depends on area. Where we used to live in Cheshire most parents were at least 30-35 having kids. So we felt normal.

Moved more rurally and we feel so old! Kids in my DS's class have grandparents our age 😂

19 and under, shockingly young. 25 and under, young.

Mm, 23 or younger probably. Under 25 is still young but I wouldn’t really notice it I don’t think.

Under 23 for men.
My DH was 25 and I was 21 when we had our first child.
Ds became a dad at 24. He's a very good dad.

I’d say under 25. But I’d also think someone was ‘young to be a dad’ if they were older than 25 but had an immature lifestyle like still living with their parents, no job etc

Interesting.

Do you think 26 was young for a mum 14 years ago or just now? I didn't think I was young?

So was I at 28!

I'd say under 20. I definitely don't think under 25 is too young.

Oh here we go

Some people don't meet the person they want to have kids with until then .
25 is young by today, s standards but i don't uts too young under 20 would be very young imo

Probably 25/26 and under I’d consider young. Not that I think they’re too young to be a fantastic parent because everyone is ready for it at different ages, I’m probably basing it on when I felt ready to have kids.