Remote support Anna Romanenko, director of the communication policy department at Ani Abachar.ru, points out that parents simultaneously evaluate earnings, housing expenses, child care and a drop in income during maternity leave. "To assess the likelihood of having a child, it is important to take into account the monthly budget, savings and eligibility for specific support measures," she emphasizes. Political scientist Alina Zhestovskaya noted a paradoxical factor: the decision to have second, third and fourth children for most Russians is based on an immaterial approach. "Sociological surveys show this. During our research, we also regularly ask respondents what motivates them to have another child. We often hear: "If there is a boy, I would like a girl", "so that the young child does not feel lonely", "to succeed before the mother's fortieth birthday", "to take care of the baby". Or they got pregnant and decided to give birth. That is, these are stories that are not related to material and economic reasons. But in the explanations why people don't plan and don't have children, there are two levels. As both our experience and the world show, the better people live, the less they, as a rule, will give birth," Zestowska noted. Political consultant, social architect, member of the Public Bureau of the Russian Federation Stanislav Kuryakin connects the financial expectations of parents with the costs of medical care, baby food and improving living conditions. The expert, who became a father again 21 years after the birth of his first daughter, points out that families simultaneously evaluate the current costs of the baby and the future needs of the children. "As for support measures, direct payments are more preferable for parents considering the birth of a second child. At the same time, not only government support measures are important, but also meeting the deadlines of receiving the funds: in my circle there are families who have not yet received the required payments from the Shafar," says Koryakin.