by Laura | Dec 19, 2022 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
For my annual Childfree Trending piece, this year I want to focus on one of the leading trends I have observed in 2022: a notable increase in childfree people as a collective being referred to as “the childfree movement.” So, for 2022, the fifth year of...
by Laura | Apr 21, 2022 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
Davinia Thornley, a colleague of mine, has a book that just came out: Childfree across the Disciplines: Academic & Activist Perspectives on Not Choosing Children. I had the pleasure of interviewing her about the book: What inspired you to do this collection of...
by Laura | May 7, 2021 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library, Social-Cultural Issues
As we approach Mother’s Day this year in the U.S., I am inspired to quote childfree icon, Gloria Steinem. Her 2016 Facebook post is right on: I’ve been thinking about Mother’s Day, and why I and others, who are not mothers, identify with this day just as much as...
by Laura | Dec 12, 2019 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
As this year comes to a close, it’s time to talk 2019 childfree trending! I’ve researched and tracked the childfree choice and those who make it for 20 years now, and can say that in the past year, online and everywhere the childfree community has continued to grow....
by Laura | Dec 21, 2018 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
Adding to my end-of-year childfree trending pieces, it’s time to look back at childfree trends for 2018! Connecting Beyond Childfree Talk This past year, I am delighted to have seen a growing number of open and closed online discussion forums popping up with childfree...
by Laura | Nov 21, 2018 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
I like to bring this post back around as Thanksgiving approaches each year. Check it out: Discussing pronatalism as well as the childfree choice involves the busting of myths. What else has myths that surround it? Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving Myths Vs. Facts...
