Childfree=Narcissist? Authors of The Narcissism Epidemic Would Likely Disagree
Tom Wolfe famously proclaimed the 70’s “The Me Decade.” In 1979 Christopher Lasch’s The Culture of Narcissism became an unexpected…
A New Biological Clock App: The Wonder Clock
Have you seen the new app called “The Wonder Clock”? When I read Emma Gray’s post on Huffpo about it, my first thought was – Excellent- Here is an example of how, unlike the myth of the biological “urge,” this innate longing from...
Back to the Debate on Who’s Happiest – Parents or Non-Parents
Here we go again. An article on USAToday.com, “Parents are happier than non-parents, studies suggest” talks about two new studies that involve data from thousands of adults around the globe. Here is what researcher Chris Herbst of Arizona State University...
Childfree Introverts, Extroverts, or Ambiverts?
I continue to be curious about whether the childfree are more likely to be introverted. I posted on this topic awhile back with some interesting research on introverts, and more recently read Susan Cain’s excellent book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World...
What The Childfree & Living Solo Have in Common
I recently saw a stat that surprised me in the TIME article, “Living Alone is the New Norm.” Latest 2011 U.S. Census data tell us that 28% of Americans live alone. That number means they are now “tied with childless couples as the most prominent...