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 | Mar 16, 2022 | Baby Matrix related, Pronatalism, Social-Cultural Issues
Check out my interview with Christine Erickson, the founder of New Legacy Institute (NLI), on Voice America. Christine Erickson She created NLI to: “…address the social and policy inequities faced by those who do not have children, and to put the onus of...
by Laura | Feb 16, 2022 | Childfree Book-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library, Social-Cultural Issues
~ “You’ll Change Your Mind” ~ Of the many assumptions about those who make the childfree choice, people all too often think they will eventually change their minds and want children. What’s the reality? 25 Over 10: A Childfree Longitudinal...
by Laura | Feb 3, 2022 | Childfree Research-related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
February 15 Update: It’s Out and Available! Of the many assumptions about those who make the childfree choice, people all too often think they will eventually change their minds and want children. What’s the reality? In 2010, I decided to...
by Laura | Dec 18, 2021 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Media-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
It’s time to look back on the year and talk 2021 childfree trending! The Pandemic, Climate Crisis & the Childfree Choice Last year there was growing talk about how the pandemic was causing people to put having children on hold or decide they did not want to have...
by Laura | Dec 4, 2021 | Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
As part of preparing my annual childfree trending post this year, I want to hear from you! In the last two to three years, we sure have seen an uptick in childfree podcasts. Here is my question to you: If you could vote for one favorite childfree podcast, which one...
by Laura | Aug 1, 2021 | Childfree Events, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
I have been running International Childfree Day since 2013, when it was brought back from being celebrated as “Non-Parents Day” in the early 70s. Each year childfree people from around the world have been nominated for “Of the Year” awards....
by Laura | Jul 2, 2021 | Childfree Events
On August 1, 1973, the non-profit organization, National Organization for Non-Parents (NON), celebrated Non-Parents Day by awarding a Female and Male National Non-Parent of the Year. Later known as the National Alliance for Optional Parenthood (NAOP), it existed from...
by Laura | May 23, 2021 | On a Personal Note
Over the years, childfree couples have contacted me for advice on writing their wills. I am no expert, but do have my own experience and know how many childfree people have created theirs. I recently saw the piece by Rebecca Chamaa on businessinsider.com, “My husband...
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...
