Kids, Frustration & Older Parents

Kids can sometimes be very frustrating but it looks like the older a parent gets the happier they are.

If you're a parent, you've probably wondered at one time or another what it'd be like to not have kids right? Well, it turns out, especially as you get older, not all that good.

Over the last few years parenting has gotten a bit of a bad rap. Research suggested that it caused strained marriages, some depression and lots of stress. But a new study is giving us a clearer picture on parenthood and is showing that for young parents all that might be true. However, once a parent reaches 40 and definitely by the time they are 50, they are a lot happier overall because of they have kids versus those that don't.

And the scientists involved in the research found it didn't have much to do with where someone lived or how much they made. Rather it had to do with having children, which means someone to always connect to, especially later in life.

So, if your pulling your hair out right now over lost homework or spilled juice, take heart---your kids truly are the best thing to ever happen to you.