by Laura | Jun 22, 2018 | Baby Matrix related, Pronatalism, Social-Cultural Issues
I sure love that we are seeing more pieces like this one: “Would you give up having children to save the planet? Meet the couples who have.” While all people don’t “give up” having children, I do like that it discusses the larger picture of bringing...
by Laura | Mar 2, 2017 | Baby Matrix related, Childfree Research-related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
A recent study points to the entrenched workings of pronatalism, this one with a sample of college students at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Check it out. Leslie Ashburn-Nardo, associate professor of psychology, conducted a study where 204...
by Laura | Oct 23, 2014 | Childfree Research-related
There are scads of nonfiction books out there on the happiness topic. Then there are the “Who’s Happier” studies the media loves to talk about. Earlier this month Good Morning America joined the collection of television and print media with what it...
by Laura | Aug 12, 2014 | On a Personal Note
I am sitting in a sweet mountain cabin at the base of Mount Hood, Oregon. It is near a cabin, a home really, that I lived in ten years ago. It is on a forested three acres, split by a river. Whenever I return to this area, I walk my old property (not trespassing mind...
by Laura | Jul 23, 2014 | Baby Matrix related
Meet Ashleigh from Australia. She recently read my book, The Baby Matrix, and I just have to share her review and experience titled, “Parenting as a Path to Fulfillment or an Assumption?” “As I continue my quest to find out more about parenthood and...