https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:30:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live/page/2#post-2555457 Tue, 24 May 2016 12:02:16 +0000 Truth Bombs 2555457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think @mediagirl: hit the nail on the head that this is largely a socioeconomic thing, and higher income families tend to have children later. Or maybe it's the other way around, you get to be wealthier by putting off having children.</p> <p>I'm almost 32 and have two young kids. We are on the young end at our daycare, but it's the most expensive day care in our area, so that doesn't surprise me. I think if I went to the church daycare down the street, I would see more parents who are younger than I am. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live/page/2#post-2555428 Tue, 24 May 2016 11:19:38 +0000 milano14 2555428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think most people have their first child early 30s. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live/page/2#post-2555323 Tue, 24 May 2016 09:29:41 +0000 winniebee 2555323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In our town, most pre-school aged parents are mid-late 30's/early 40s. Some of them may have older children. I'm 35, almost 36 so pretty much around the same age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live/page/2#post-2555316 Tue, 24 May 2016 09:21:01 +0000 ValentineMommy 2555316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd say mid to late 20's to mid thirties. A pretty average range. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live/page/2#post-2554928 Mon, 23 May 2016 18:40:19 +0000 BrandNewMom 2554928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>30s here, 25 being extremely unusual and closer to 40 is very normal.<br /> I'm 25 with a 2 year old. My youngest Mom friend is still fine years older than me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live/page/2#post-2554891 Mon, 23 May 2016 16:43:42 +0000 justjules 2554891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Where I live now it it's mid 20s (Houston Where I grew up, (MA) I'm sure it's a lot older. No one I know from high school is even married or thinking of babies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live/page/2#post-2554655 Mon, 23 May 2016 12:41:32 +0000 mediagirl 2554655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In our neighborhood (lower to middle class incomes) 20's to low 30's. </p> <p>At daycare (upper class incomes) upper 30's-40's. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live/page/2#post-2554643 Mon, 23 May 2016 12:30:06 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2554643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Where I'm from (small town Midwest-ish) they were late teens-early 20s, &amp; yes, many are grandparents already! During my career, my work friends &amp; current friend circle have all been mid-late 30s to early 40s when starting their families. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live#post-2554429 Mon, 23 May 2016 07:26:10 +0000 Anagram 2554429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Early 30's is the mid range in my town. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live#post-2554416 Mon, 23 May 2016 06:58:44 +0000 Pumuckl 2554416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are probably around 5 years younger than most other parents at my oldest daycare with a few parents that are our age. </p> <p>I was 2 years under the average age of a firsttime mother in the town where the LOs where born and I was 29 when my first was born... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live#post-2554410 Mon, 23 May 2016 06:45:26 +0000 looch 2554410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am 40. I have a friend who's about 3 years older than me and she's a grandmother. I have quite a few friends my age that have kids under the age of 6.</p> <p>It's a total mixed bag. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live#post-2554254 Sun, 22 May 2016 19:47:27 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 2554254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Early to mid 30s. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live#post-2554195 Sun, 22 May 2016 17:05:43 +0000 wrkbrk 2554195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: If you're talking about what age they are when they become parents, I would say right around my age - 32. Midwestern town but highly educated group of friends so people tended to wait a bit longer than average. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live#post-2554190 Sun, 22 May 2016 16:45:01 +0000 Maysprout 2554190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Having your first around 30 seems average for my LOs preschool. Parents at the preschool seem to range from late 20s to mid 40s. Most couples seem to be the same age, not even a year difference, but there are a few older dads pushing into their 50s and 60s. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live#post-2554184 Sun, 22 May 2016 16:25:07 +0000 maddyz 2554184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Early to mid 30s. I am on the younger side at 32 and pregnant with number 2. But NYC is like that and most of my college friends still don't have kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live#post-2554176 Sun, 22 May 2016 15:31:47 +0000 hb3233 2554176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>30s and 40s is the norm for parents of young kids, though there is a range... starting young and going all the way up to late 50s for some dads... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live#post-2554171 Sun, 22 May 2016 15:25:25 +0000 cascademom 2554171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Early to mid-thirties here. I had my first at 32. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live#post-2554139 Sun, 22 May 2016 13:18:26 +0000 Portboston 2554139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Seems like first children happen when the woman is in her early 30s and the man is in his mid 30s. At least in my social circle! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live#post-2554111 Sun, 22 May 2016 12:21:01 +0000 Meowkers 2554111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most people I know started having kids in their early to late 30s. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live#post-2554087 Sun, 22 May 2016 11:14:42 +0000 sandy 2554087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A lot of parents I know socially started having kids in their late 20s. Most of the parents that I knew through work or my husband's work started having kids in their 30s </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live#post-2554082 Sun, 22 May 2016 11:05:45 +0000 FaithFertility 2554082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My age 27-30ish<br /> I had my first at 29 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live#post-2554079 Sun, 22 May 2016 10:59:05 +0000 travellingbee 2554079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's depends on your circle. At our preschool most people are in mid to late 30s. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live#post-2554077 Sun, 22 May 2016 10:55:25 +0000 Finfan 2554077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had my first at 28 and now that she's nearly 4. I feel like the younger mom at preschool. Most of the moms seem to be at least 3-5 years older. I'm the same age as her teachers though! </p> <p>Having kids in your late 20s and early 30s seems to be about the age for my social group in the area. This is just a preschool with more established families attending I guess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live#post-2554034 Sun, 22 May 2016 09:01:44 +0000 coopsmama 2554034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Early to mid twenties here. It's rare to be unmarried without a child by 25 around here and not just in my friend group. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live#post-2554030 Sun, 22 May 2016 08:55:27 +0000 PinkElephant 2554030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: I think it's so true about assuming people in your same stage of life are the same age as you. I didn't realize until recently I was on the younger side in our circle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live#post-2554010 Sun, 22 May 2016 08:00:35 +0000 skipra 2554010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd say late 20's to early 30's? We are living in suburbia now and it seems that many are a bit younger than where we lived a couple years ago. I think there it was normal to be around 30 - 35 for the first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live#post-2554004 Sun, 22 May 2016 07:50:45 +0000 Foodnerd81 2554004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Of my peers it seems like 30 to early 30s for your first is the norm. I was 32 when I had my first and feel pretty average maybe slightly older than average. Then again I always make assumptions that people in the same stage of life as me are my age unless they specify otherwise! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live#post-2554001 Sun, 22 May 2016 07:45:01 +0000 BananaPancakes 2554001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In my group of friends, it seems to be mid to late twenties. But for the area I live in, I think early to mid twenties is average. The south, yo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live#post-2553996 Sun, 22 May 2016 07:38:41 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2553996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd say mid to late twenties. It's fairly normal to have babies pretty young around here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-is-the-average-parent-where-you-live#post-2553993 Sun, 22 May 2016 07:30:59 +0000 Alba4 2553993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It varies. The majority of my friends and colleagues started having kids in their early to mid thirties. But, I do have friends that started their families in their mid twenties as well as in their forties. </p>