Early marriage has many reasons cultural, social, economic and religious. Poor families sell their girl children into marriage for some debts or make some money to flee from the poverty cycle.
Early marriage influences the society like early drop out of school, having more kids over the lifetime, chances of HIV infection, intimate Partner violence.
Mother's understanding and attitude, Father's support mainly determine the breastfeeding for infants.
Sons are viewed as more important than daughters in India. Son preference is strongly rooted in different patriarchal systems, including a patrilineal inheritance system, a patrilocal marriage system, the social custom of dowry and the dependency of aging parents on sons. First, if fetal sex exposure and abortion are unavailable, parental desire for a certain number of sons will enhance the average family size. The third apparent consequence of son choice is the existence of gender variations in health, education, and other results. In more extended families, fewer household sources are available for the girl child. In an ambiance of son preference, daughters are less likely than sons to get resources, which can result in wasting, stunting, undernutrition, and even excess infant mortality.
