Starting a family is a body-stretching, soul-shaping, world-altering experience. Unfortunately, in a culture of competing values and drawn-out timelines, couples are increasingly backing their way into parenting or missing it altogether. By the time the average couple tries to have kids, they are often beyond their late twenties and surprised to learn they are past the peak of their fertile years. Is there a better way? We think so!

In Start Your Family we offer help, and hope, for couples who are worried that it’s too late, too costly, too risky, or just too scary to have a baby. We ask—and answer—the questions: Why have kids? When is the right time for having them? and How can you fit kids into your life? (Click a question to start reading.)

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