by Laura | Jun 19, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Relationship Topics, Childfree/Parenthood Related
There’s different research out there regarding marriage with and without kids and divorce. Some studies have said that childfree marriages are happier, thus more likely to go the distance. Others have indicated that marriages that include parenthood are more likely...
by Laura | Jun 16, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Research-related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Last Sunday’s New York Times had an interesting article by Patricia Cohen—“Long Road to Adulthood is Growing Even Longer.” It talks about how “young adulthood has undergone a profound shift.” According to Frank Furstenberg, of the Foundation Research Network on...
by Laura | Jun 13, 2010 | Childfree Psychology-Related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
On the other side of the Italian catholic church and government thinking their declining population is a crisis, are the members of a group that think a declining population is just what we need..in fact, they think the best thing for humans to do is to stop...
by Laura | Jun 10, 2010 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Lisa Hymas of grist.org did a post on how Sex and the City is the greenest movie of the year because the lead character Carrie, even though she does not realize it, exemplifies a greenish lifestyle — she has no car, does not travel much, and most importantly...
by Laura | Jun 7, 2010 | Baby Matrix related
On May 25th Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, archbishop of Genoa, President of the Italian Episcopal Conference, addressed fellow Italian bishops at the 61st plenary assembly and called Italy’s declining birthrate “slow demographic suicide.” “Over 50% of...
by Laura | Jun 4, 2010 | Childfree Media-Related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Have you seen how Toyota is marketing one its mini-vans? Talk about stereotypes, and a sore attempt at rap. Ads like this disturb me. It’s a staunch reminder of the power of advertising and how it seriously reinforces the values all of us are “supposed...
by Laura | May 29, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles
On President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Elena Kagan–First let me say that if our society truly believed that parenthood was an OPTION in life the ludicrous discussion out there of late would not need to occur…Mothers and fathers wishing Kagan was...
by Laura | May 26, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Psychology-Related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
And last, the fifth area from Alison Cameron’s article, “Do children really make us happy? Alison Cameron compares parenthood with a childfree life” from Sydney Australia’s, The Sun Herald. The last one: Sense of Purpose. From the article: Everyone needs meaning in...
by Laura | May 23, 2010 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Now for the fourth area from Alison Cameron’s article, “Do children really make us happy? Alison Cameron compares parenthood with a childfree life” from The Sun Herald. This one: Appearance. From the article: For many parents, the first years of parenthood are more...
by Laura | May 20, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Now for the third area from Alison Cameron’s article, “Do children really make us happy? Alison Cameron compares parenthood with a childfree life” from The Sun Herald. Like the two posts before this one, first you’ll see the quoted content from Cameron’s article. ...
