by Laura | Nov 18, 2015 | Childfree Book-Related, Pronatalism
I recently received an e-letter from someone in China (who wishes to remain anonymous) who read my books, Families of Two and The Baby Matrix. With permission to share it, here are candid thoughts and insightful commentary on being childfree in China and its...
by Laura | Aug 19, 2015 | Baby Matrix related, Pronatalism
In this Huffington Post piece, “Who Will Care for Us – the Aging, Childless and Single Population?” aging advocate Carol Marak writes, “Since adult children are the lifeblood of elder care, and I don’t have a child, it’s a concern for me.” Her comment...
by Laura | Feb 4, 2015 | Baby Matrix related, Childfree/Parenthood Related, Pronatalism
Last fall, I posted my interview with Kimya Dennis, Assistant Professor at Salem College, who was teaching the sociology course, The Childfree, and using my book, The Baby Matrix, as part of the curriculum. Now that the course is over, I asked her a few more questions...
by Laura | Nov 6, 2014 | Childfree Book-Related
Melanie Holmes has a new book out titled, The Female Assumption: A Mother’s Story: Freeing Women From the View that Motherhood is a Mandate. Like author Madelyn Cain, the author of The Childless Revolution, Melanie is a mother. While not using the word pronatalism...
by Laura | Oct 13, 2014 | Baby Matrix related, Pronatalism
Last year I had the pleasure of doing a Q&A with sociologist and criminologist, Kimya Dennis, Ph.D., who was doing a study on childfree black women. I recently had another chance to talk with her. She is an Assistant Professor at Salem College, and is currently...