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  1. 5 Things NOT to Say to the Childfree

    5/25/12 11:05am by lauracarroll
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    I was recently interviewed for an article in womansday on what not to say to the childfree. Writer Charlotte Lavala asked me about "cringe-worthy" things women can say to their childfree woman friends. I gave her a boatload of ideas, and a couple landed in the article. Here is more of what I told her:1. Asking, "Is/Are your ______ ok with you not wanting kids?" Fill in "husband" or "parents" or "grandparents".  Read more >

  2. The "Breeder" Shoe on the Other Foot

    5/16/12 11:11am by lauracarroll
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    Check out this post on The Childfree Life. What poster "selfishwoman" experienced exemplifies what can happen when people make assumptions, and why some childfree can get criticized for "breeder" talk....  Read more >

  3. Minnesota Public Radio's Poll on the Societal Impact of Children

    5/9/12 2:24pm by lauracarroll
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    I had the pleasure to be on Minnesota Public Radio recently along with Bryan Caplan, the author of Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids.  Read more >

  4. Unintentional Insults on the Childless & Childfree

    5/2/12 10:14am by lauracarroll
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    On the topic of what not to say to childfree friends (and why), I recently saw this article by blogger Nicole Ciomelc about one of the worst bingoes the childfree and childless in particular can get. It puts a spotlight on how the childfree and the childless have the experience of unintentional insults in common.  Read more >

  5. New Pew Research Center Report: Importance of Career, Marriage & Parenthood

    4/25/12 9:42am by lauracarroll
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  6. New Data on Childlessness From The National Survey of Family Growth

    4/18/12 7:46am by lauracarroll
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    The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) has a new report out on fertility statistics for the years 2006-2010. The NSFG is one of the few organizations who break the "childlessness"category out into "voluntary," "involuntary" and "temporary." The report is packed with data; here are some highlights of findings in the childlessness area.  Read more >

  7. Childfree: When Those You Don't Know (or Don't Know Well) Ask You, "Why Don't You Want Kids?"

    4/12/12 10:55am by lauracarroll
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    The childfree encounter a number of different kinds of challenges, from loves ones who don't understand their choice, to getting pressure to change their minds and more. One of the challenges the childfree talk about is how not to get defensive when asked by people they don't know (or don't know well) why they don't want kids. I have three of my favorite strategies for dealing with this kind of situation.  Read more >

  8. Charles Knowlton: A Father of "Children Are a Choice"

    4/5/12 12:55pm by lauracarroll
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    In Elizabeth Kolbert's recent article in The New Yorker talks about a guy who sure is worth knowing about: doctor Charles Knowlton. Why? Because he is a father of the idea that having children is a choice, that parenthood is optional. Check out what Kolbert says...  Read more >

  9. Childfree & Parent-to-be Friendships

    3/28/12 11:49am by lauracarroll
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    There's a good deal of talk about how the childfree often lose friends when kids come on the scene, or at least about how the friendships change. Here's a woman who asks the friendship question from the perspective of the parent-to-be<  Read more >

  10. Up Close & Personal With Childfree Me

    3/19/12 11:49am by lauracarroll
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    As the author of Families of Two, (and next book to come out very soon!) I have been interviewed for lots of articles over the years, but not like with "Fab Over 50" -- they wanted to talk with me up close and personal about my life and childfree choice.  Here's some background and perspective fr  Read more >

Laura Carroll

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Laura Carroll
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January 2010
About Me: 

Laura is a nonfiction writer, editor and blogger.  She is the author of The Baby Matrix: Why Freeing Our Minds From Outmoded Thinking About Parenthood & Reproduction Will Create a Better World,  and Families of Two: Interviews With Happily Married Couples Without Children by Choice. Find her at LiveTrue Books, her book site that features nonfiction that relates to what it means to "live true." She's an expert on the choice not to have children, and talks about this topic and beyond at the blog La Vie Childfree.   Laura’s expertise is in communications, psychology and the behavioral sciences, and helps professionals from all walks of life with their communications goals.

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childfree, childless by choice, psychology, relationships

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reproductive rights, pro-choice

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