by Laura | Dec 30, 2009 | Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Psychology-Related
According to Dr. Robert Holden, “the pursuit of happiness has sped up! We are chasing after happiness faster than ever.” In his article, “10 Ways to Find Happiness” he also says that our happiness levels have not risen in recent years…...
by Laura | Dec 28, 2009 | Childfree/Parenthood Related
The post title describes Melissa Busch’s moving story. She reminds us of another option related to the parenthood decision. In her case, she decided to have her child but not provide the role of parent. Like many who decide not to have children, Ms. Busch...
by Laura | Dec 26, 2009 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Research-related
Sociologist Philip Cohen doesn’t think the evidence is there. He challenges a part of a study by the National Marriage Project in his post on the Huffington Post, Is the Recession Really Saving Marriages? Cohen thinks that the report, “The State of Our...
by Laura | Dec 22, 2009 | Childfree Issues, Childfree/Parenthood Related
A colleague passed me this piece by Jessica Handler the My Turn section of Newsweek earlier this year, “I Won’t Roll the Biological Dice.” Ms. Handler decided not to have children because she knew she had a 67% chance of passing on an illness that...
by Laura | Dec 19, 2009 | Childfree Research-related
Check out this research. It is not the first I have read about how childfree can be discriminated in the workplace. Madelyn Cain deals with it in her book the Childless Revolution, and here some more recent research by UK researcher Dr. Caroline Gatrell. She spent...
