by Laura | May 6, 2011 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Lifestyles
According to the Dept. of Health and Human Services, of the over 400,000 U.S.children are currently in foster care, and about 25% will be there for more than three years. Many never find homes at all. But a new kind of foster care program may be changing this. TIME...
by Laura | Apr 23, 2011 | Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree Lifestyles
I am sure you’ve all seen pieces on the lives of some of the oldest people on the planet. They are generally asked, “What are the secrets to a long and healthy life?” Well, Dr. Ephraim, a rheumatologist, recently did the same for the San Francisco...
by Laura | Apr 20, 2011 | Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree Issues, Childfree Media-Related
In my search for people involved with the National Alliance for Optional Parenthood (NAOP) that was in existence in the 70-80s, I recently found a wonderful woman named Marcia Drut-Davis. She was President of the Long Island Chapter from 1974 to 1977. In 1974, NAOP...
by Laura | Mar 24, 2011 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Pew Research Center recently put out some interesting numbers regarding Generation Y-ers, or the “Millennial Generation,” those ages 18-29. Here’s some highlights: Millennials are “slower to marry” than previous generations. About 1 in 5...
by Laura | Mar 7, 2011 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Match.com recently funded a study of what TIME magazine says might “be the biggest study of single people ever.” They may have paid for it, but Helen Fisher at Rutgers University, Stephanie Coontz at Binghamton University and an independent company...
