by Laura | Oct 22, 2012 | Childfree Issues, Childfree/Parenthood Related
One of the things the childfree know is how friendships so often change when their friends have children. Friendships can be challenged, can wane, even end. But they don’t have to; they can still go the distance. As I have written in a previous post, it takes...
by Laura | Oct 19, 2012 | Baby Matrix related
Readers at Goodreads have their noses into The Baby Matrix. Here is an excerpt from Allizabeth Collins’ review. She used to review for HarperCollins…check it out! …”Because of the pronatalism view, people like to assume that having a baby makes...
by Laura | Oct 18, 2012 | Childfree Issues
Since my previous post, I have received a good number of emails asking, “What about the positive things to expect” when you don’t have kids? Good idea! In drafting a post on this, I realized… …people had already weighed in on this earlier...
by Laura | Oct 9, 2012 | Pronatalism
Julia McQuillan, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociologist, recently conducted a survey of 1,200 American women, looking at the pressures they get to have children and the levels of distress they experience from not having children. The survey’s findings...
by Laura | Oct 9, 2012 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Relationship Topics, Childfree/Parenthood Related
The October issue of Women’s Health Magazine has an article by Carrie Anton that takes a clever angle on what to expect from others in reaction to the childfree choice. It’s titled, “What to Expect When You’re Not Expecting.” I’d...
by Laura | Oct 3, 2012 | Baby Matrix related
Every year, Worldwatch Institute, a non-profit research and outreach organization working to “to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world that meets human needs” puts out a State of the World report. This year’s report is titled Moving Toward...
by Laura | Sep 26, 2012 | Baby Matrix related, Childfree Issues, Pronatalism
When it comes to how not wanting kids is seen in our society, we’ve come a long way from just a decade ago. At that time, there were some scholarly studies on “voluntary childlessness,” a few books out on the topic, and rarely did we see it covered...
by Laura | Sep 26, 2012 | Population Issues
Today is World Contraception Day (WCD). It’s been organized by the European Society of Contraception since September 2007. According to WomanCare Global, it is a global campaign that recognizes the importance of access to contraception for women around the...
by Laura | Sep 21, 2012 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Research-related
Canada released some additional 2011 Census numbers this week. They include statistics on a variety of demographics, including rises in same-sex marriages and common-law relationships. When it comes to numbers relating to the “childless” a little...
by Laura | Sep 18, 2012 | Baby Matrix related
Check out Kristen Tsetsi’s article “Take Parenting Seriously” that appeared in Connecticut’s Journal Inquirer. She talks about The Baby Matrix, how having children is “no longer a given,” and why “modern would-be parents...
