Certain individuals stand behind the opinion that a broader age between parents and their offspring is

more favorable than having less of an age gap. (gap = segregation)

Do you believe that the advantageous aspects of this is greater than it’s drawbacks. (overshadow the
deficits)

TOPIC = parent’s age (parenting)

Controlling Idea = are the advantages of having a greater age difference between parents and
the children more than the disadvantages?

1. What is the average age difference between parents and children? (quantifying topics)
 Young parents = 20
 Average = 25 – 30
 Old Parent = 35 – 45
2. Why is there a greater age difference between parents and children?
 Parents want to have a stable career first
 Parents want to establish themselves first.
 Parents want more life experience
 Parents’ priorities are different than in the past (diff ser or order of priorities)
 Becoming independent in the society takes more years of education and training.
3. How does this larger age gap happen?
 People go to university, travel the world, get a job or promotion, buy a house.
4. Advantages of a greater age gap? (Weigh your ideas %)
 Have more means to provide a better living environment
 TIME (great equalizer, important, greatest currency)
 More experience (wisdom, maturity)
 Empathy
TIP = time and money are often good ppoints to think of whenever the question is dealing with a
social construct)
5. What are the disadvantages?
 Less energy
 Support (less time in the long time)
 Generation gap = understanding, empathy (be able to understand the situation of the
other person, ex. Technology)
6. Are the advantages more than the disadvantages?
 IF your answer is “I DON’T KNOW” = NO

*** the advantages are not necessarily greater than the disadvantages of having a larger age gap
between parents and children

THESIS: I do not believe that the advantageous aspect of a greater age gap between parents and their
children, like having more experience and flexible time overshadow it’s drawbacks such as less energy
and empathy

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH (hook, background and thesis)

Times are changing, and people nowadays are finding themselves having children at a later age. Decades
ago, starting a family between their late teen years to mid 20’s are such a common thing, but in this
generation, most find themselves being a parent at an age between their late 20’s to mid 40’s. (Why are
you talking about this? Answer:) This difference is an integral part of the development of the child. I do
not believe that the advantageous aspect of a greater age gap between parents and their children, like
having more experience and flexible time overshadow it’s drawbacks such as less energy and empathy