The Meaningful Life
- Recent research shows that people who have children are not necessarily happier than people who don't have children.
- During the child-raising years, and especially when children have turned into teenagers, parents typically have lower levels of happiness and higher levels of stress.
- Even though having children may not make people happier, it does seem to give them the sense that their lives are more meaningful.
- For many people, the well-being of their family, especially their children and grandchildren, is the main source of meaning in life.
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