by Laura | May 9, 2011 | Childfree Interview-Related
My interest in world population issues recently led me to John Taves. He runs Pacific Northwest Software and PickATime.com, but he’s also consumed with solving the world’s population problem. He is an example of the famous Margaret Mead quote: “Never doubt...
by Laura | Jul 25, 2010 | Baby Matrix related, Population Issues
Seeing the recent article in TIME on debunking the myths of only children, I thought of Bill McKibben who told us all about this and more over ten years ago in his book Maybe One. He talks about how single kid families can work and are necessary to help ensure we not...
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 | Apr 22, 2010 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Media-Related
In a previous post I wrote about Lisa Hymas, senior editor at grist, who wrote about the value of being childfree from an environmental perspective. She also did a great interview on MSNBC this week. In part she talks about what childfree have been talking about for...
by Laura | Apr 20, 2010 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Staying on the theme of you younger adults with dollops of childfree wisdom, I ran across this video by Courtney. While she could use a tripod, she is “fired up” about exchange between a mother and her 13 year daughter. Check it out- She reads the...
