by Laura | Mar 1, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Thanks to all who responded to February’s On the Ground Question, ” Who has pressured you most to have kids?” Women’s answers were similar to … ..what I learned from childfree women over the last 10 years. Most common response:...
by Laura | Jan 22, 2010 | Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Wow — Dr. Phil takes on the many faces of the modern family. In the intro clip he does say “There’s no right or wrong way to have a family.” However, the article on his site gives it a good shot, but does not get to the heart of the...
by Laura | Jan 3, 2010 | Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Relationship Topics, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Nonfiction author Allison Gilbert’s writes about a topic we don’t hear much about–how the deaths of mothers and fathers can impact their children who are parents. She is currently researching a book on this topic. Gilbert speaks to how not having...
by Laura | Dec 28, 2009 | Childfree/Parenthood Related
The post title describes Melissa Busch’s moving story. She reminds us of another option related to the parenthood decision. In her case, she decided to have her child but not provide the role of parent. Like many who decide not to have children, Ms. Busch...
by Laura | Dec 22, 2009 | Childfree Issues, Childfree/Parenthood Related
A colleague passed me this piece by Jessica Handler the My Turn section of Newsweek earlier this year, “I Won’t Roll the Biological Dice.” Ms. Handler decided not to have children because she knew she had a 67% chance of passing on an illness that...
