by Laura | Jan 24, 2012 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Media-Related
A recent article in TIME magazine, “The 1% Birth. Why baby Beyonces are little profit center for hospitals” struck me as an example of the power of pronatalism. Why? Birth is big business…and particularly “luxe” birth. Get this. As the...
by Laura | Sep 15, 2011 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Earlier this year I posted on some initial findings from recent research conducted by Center for Work Life Policy on the Gen X generation. One area it looked at was the kid factor. Check out some of the findings on this score and how Sylvia Ann Hewlett, the founding...
by Laura | Jul 21, 2011 | Childfree Book-Related, Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree Issues
I recently had the pleasure of being asked to be a guest on the childfree online forum in Israel called, “Women Who Don’t Want Children.” As part of this experience, I had the opportunity to meet Orna Donath, an author of a recently released book,...
by Laura | Jul 8, 2011 | Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Media-Related
We all know the many ways we can get irritated at the movies. People talking, cell phones going off, cell phone lights on-and yes, screaming babies and disruptive kids that just shouldn’t be there. Well, Alamo Drafthouse Theaters have policies that make sure...
by Laura | Jun 16, 2011 | Childfree Issues, Childfree/Parenthood Related
As the childfree know, we can often get flack from parents who are convinced we will eventually regret our decision not to have kids. In talking with thousands of childfree in the last 10+ years, I can say that… not one person has spoken of regret. Some ponder...