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To raise a child? From pregnancy to like 18 years old? What's a rough estimate for how much that costs? This is for a health class by the way. I'm only 15...nowhere near having kids.
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Thousands and thousands of dollars! Here are just some examples, this is not everything by any means! And I am just estimating in cost by the way!
Food: $60/week (or more depending on age) * 52 weeks a year= $3,120 * 18 years= $56,160
Clothing: $200-2000/year (depending on age and size) * 18 years= $3,600-36,000
Shoes: $50/year (sometimes more) * 18 years= $900
Toiletries (toilet paper, body wash, shampoo, deodorant, etc) $50/month (depending on age and need, etc) * 12 per year= $600 * 18 years= $10,800
School supplies (not counting school fees because they differ per state and grade): $100/ year of school * 13 grade ( not counting re-takes, or preschool)= $1,300
Shelter expense (differes per family, but mine for instance): (rent is $560/month divided by 3 family members= $187) $187/month * 12 per year= $2,244 * 18 years= $40,392
Bills (split as the rent was in my case): (electric bill $120/month (all other utilities paid in my case) divided by 3 members= $40/month) $40/month * 12 per year= $480 * 18 years= 8,640
Car (if you buy them one, my parents did not): $2,000-$10,000
Gifts: (depending on age, spending limits, wants, needs, etc): $300( 200 for christmas and 100 for birthdays) per year * 18= $5,400
So just for that stuff, not counting everything else that is paid for for a child, and as I said those are estimations, very low for some, we come to a total of: $129,192 - 169,592 for one child from birth to age 18. Don't forget any medical bills, bills for the mother to have the baby, medications, etc!
Thousands and thousands of dollars! Here are just some examples, this is not everything by any means! And I am just estimating in cost by the way!
Food: $60/week (or more depending on age) * 52 weeks a year= $3,120 * 18 years= $56,160
Clothing: $200-2000/year (depending on age and size) * 18 years= $3,600-36,000
Shoes: $50/year (sometimes more) * 18 years= $900
Toiletries (toilet paper, body wash, shampoo, deodorant, etc) $50/month (depending on age and need, etc) * 12 per year= $600 * 18 years= $10,800
School supplies (not counting school fees because they differ per state and grade): $100/ year of school * 13 grade ( not counting re-takes, or preschool)= $1,300
Shelter expense (differes per family, but mine for instance): (rent is $560/month divided by 3 family members= $187) $187/month * 12 per year= $2,244 * 18 years= $40,392
Bills (split as the rent was in my case): (electric bill $120/month (all other utilities paid in my case) divided by 3 members= $40/month) $40/month * 12 per year= $480 * 18 years= 8,640
Car (if you buy them one, my parents did not): $2,000-$10,000
Gifts: (depending on age, spending limits, wants, needs, etc): $300( 200 for christmas and 100 for birthdays) per year * 18= $5,400
So just for that stuff, not counting everything else that is paid for for a child, and as I said those are estimations, very low for some, we come to a total of: $129,192 - 169,592 for one child from birth to age 18. Don't forget any medical bills, bills for the mother to have the baby, medications, etc!
Costs to raise a child?
Avengeful
For a health project I have to research the costs of raising a child. Please answer all the costs listed.
Prenatal care ages 0-18
obstetrical care ages 0-18
medical care & insurance for child ages 0-18
food costs ages 0-18
clothing costs ages 0-18
housing costs (mortage or rent) per year for 18 years
housing utility costs (heat, electric, gas) for 18 years
transportation (cars, gas, maintenance, insurance) for 18 years
recreation/entertainment for 14 years
public education (school supplies, field trips, extra activities) for 13 years
college?????
Total =
Also if you could please answer these questions too.
Babies sleep how often?
feed how often?
change diapers/ bathe how often?
necessary medical care?
costs of baby food?/ costs of breast feeding?
bonding activities?
what do new born babies do?
supplies needed for a new born baby in first week of being home?
Thanks to all the people who help me with this.
Yeah I don't get the point of this either. We are supposed to interview 3 parents to find this out but I thought it would be easier to go on here, considering all my friend's parents don't think the best of me.
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For prenatal care, and all other costs for the mother and child....it depends on insurance. My insurance covered 100% of everything. Prenatal costs, delivery, my stay and my daughter's stay in the hospital, her well-baby check ups, her specialist visits and her vaccinations...It was all covered with no co-pay. I've seen a lot of women on here say they had to pay 20% of all their prenatal care and delivery though.
There is NO way of calculating raising a child from birth to 18. It all depends on your lifestyle, where you live, how many kids you have, if you get child support, if you make them buy their own car and pay their own college tuition...it depends on a million different things.
Babies sleep how often?
Depends. My daughter slept though the night from day one. Most babies wake up for a while though at night. When she was younger she took three naps a day. She's two now and only takes one nap.
feed how often?
Depends on the baby. Some babies feed every hour, some every three hours. It depends on the baby's schedule.
change diapers/ bathe how often?
I change diapers every 2-3 hours. When she was a baby I'd wash her every other day. She's two now and she gets a bath every day.
necessary medical care?
Babies get check ups every few months until they hit two, then it's usually once a year.
costs of baby food?/ costs of breast feeding?
I think we spent like...$20-25 a week total on formula and baby food.
what do new born babies do?
Eat, sleep, poop.
supplies needed for a new born baby in first week of being home?
Clothes, diapers, a crib/bassinet, blankets...
For prenatal care, and all other costs for the mother and child....it depends on insurance. My insurance covered 100% of everything. Prenatal costs, delivery, my stay and my daughter's stay in the hospital, her well-baby check ups, her specialist visits and her vaccinations...It was all covered with no co-pay. I've seen a lot of women on here say they had to pay 20% of all their prenatal care and delivery though.
There is NO way of calculating raising a child from birth to 18. It all depends on your lifestyle, where you live, how many kids you have, if you get child support, if you make them buy their own car and pay their own college tuition...it depends on a million different things.
Babies sleep how often?
Depends. My daughter slept though the night from day one. Most babies wake up for a while though at night. When she was younger she took three naps a day. She's two now and only takes one nap.
feed how often?
Depends on the baby. Some babies feed every hour, some every three hours. It depends on the baby's schedule.
change diapers/ bathe how often?
I change diapers every 2-3 hours. When she was a baby I'd wash her every other day. She's two now and she gets a bath every day.
necessary medical care?
Babies get check ups every few months until they hit two, then it's usually once a year.
costs of baby food?/ costs of breast feeding?
I think we spent like...$20-25 a week total on formula and baby food.
what do new born babies do?
Eat, sleep, poop.
supplies needed for a new born baby in first week of being home?
Clothes, diapers, a crib/bassinet, blankets...
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