by Laura | Nov 14, 2018 | Baby Matrix related, Childfree Events, Childfree Media-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
Last weekend I was in New York at DOC NYC, the largest documentary film festival in the United States! I attended the premiere of the documentary film, To Kid Or Not To Kid by filmmaker Maxine Trump. The film follows Maxine’s personal journey of moving...
by Laura | Jul 19, 2018 | Social-Cultural Issues
The recent article, “Americans Are Having Fewer Babies. They Told Us Why,” discusses a new survey conducted by Morning Consult for The New York Times. It reports on survey results regarding why “young adults are having fewer children than their ideal number” as well...
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 | Jun 15, 2018 | Baby Matrix related, Pronatalism, Social-Cultural Issues
Seeing the piece, “Baby Fever in Your 20s? Here’s What Experts Say That Means” sparked my interest in looking into research on what’s referred to as “baby fever.” Let’s take a look. What I found most online involved research by psychological sciences researcher Gary...
by Laura | Feb 22, 2018 | Childfree-Related, Childfree/Parenthood Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
With the rise in articles and posts about being childfree these days, I especially appreciate those that give good summaries of the childfree decision. Take the recent post, “Why Many Millennials Have Decided To Be Childfree (And That’s Okay)” by Liz Greene on...
