by Laura | Aug 21, 2010 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree/Parenthood Related
It’s no news that there’s lots out there from parents judging the decision to be childfree. But here’s a piece that goes further; from the Curious Dad section of the Vancouver Sun, dad Chad Skelton discusses “Four reasons the...
by Laura | Aug 10, 2010 | Childfree & Religious Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree/Parenthood Related
The site, Life in a Shoe, recently did a list of reasons to have kids, in response to lists of reasons they have seen out there on why not to have them. It is run by a Christian family that has 12 kids. They make it clear that they think the reasons not to have...
by Laura | Aug 1, 2010 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Psychology-Related, Childfree Relationship Topics, Childfree/Parenthood Related
The July question was: What gives your life meaning and fulfillment? How would describe your purpose in life?Here’s what you said and the tee up to next month’s...
by Laura | Jul 18, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Research-related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Studies tell us that those with kids are less happy than those without. They tell us that mothers are less happy than fathers, that single parents are less happy still, that babies and toddlers are the hardest, and that each successive child produces diminishing...
by Laura | Jul 15, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Research-related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
And the last area from Pew Research’s latest study on women and childlessness: Comparing childless women with those who have borne children. The study looked at differences in marriage, education, and race. “There are dramatic differences by marital...
by Laura | Jul 13, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Research-related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
On to Part IV of new data on the numbers of childless women put out by the Pew Research Center, (based mainly on combined 2006-2008 data from the June fertility supplement of the Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey). Next: marital status. Pew breaks...
