A recent study in the Social Psychology Quarterly looks at long-term marriages and has some interesting results to ponder. A summary of findings include: Continue reading “Long-Term Marriages: Pondering Recent Study Results “
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Love & Marriage in America: Where Does Having Children Stand?
Pew Research Center’s FactTank: News in the Numbers recently published, “5 facts on love and marriage in America.” There are some interesting figures. The first fact has to do with the top reason Americans say they marry. Where does having children rank? Check it out. Continue reading “Love & Marriage in America: Where Does Having Children Stand?”
Kid Me Not , and a Slice of my Own Story
Have you seen the recently released book, Kid Me Not: An Anthology by Childfree Women of the 60s Now in their 60s. Is that a clever book idea or what. And the life accounts in it give readers a good look into a generation of women making the childfree choice at a time when it was not as accepted as it is today. Reading the women’s stories made me think of my interview with the gals at “Fab Over 50” awhile back.
Having No Children in Later Years: Highlights of Recent Research
As I discuss in The Baby Matrix, since the year 2000 more research has been conducted on those with no children than ever before. Studies have been conducted in many countries in a variety of areas. One area in which there has been a good deal of research involves one’s the elder years. Here are some interesting research highlights: Continue reading “Having No Children in Later Years: Highlights of Recent Research”
Facebook COO Sandberg: A Symbol of New Wave of Feminism?
The San Francisco Chronicle recently had an interesting piece on Facebook‘s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Sheryl Sandberg. Named Forbes magazine 5th most powerful woman in the world… Continue reading “Facebook COO Sandberg: A Symbol of New Wave of Feminism?”
What Do We Know About Babies in 2012?
Check out some stats in the January 9th edition of Time Magazine from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CIA World Fact Book, Demographic Intelligence, Pew Research, SSA, U.N., the U.S. Census and others…. Continue reading “What Do We Know About Babies in 2012?”
Trending: Saying No To Marriage
The National Marriage Project, which conducts research on marriage and family in the United States, has a new report out on divorce, cohabitation and marriage. When it comes to living together, the research found that in the last 40 years… Continue reading “Trending: Saying No To Marriage”
Childfree Weddings
Parentdish has asked if kids should be banned from weddings. “Etiquette” expert Diana Mather says that… Continue reading “Childfree Weddings”
One Wise 100 Year Old Man
I am sure you’ve all seen pieces on the lives of some of the oldest people on the planet. They are generally asked, “What are the secrets to a long and healthy life?” Well, Dr. Ephraim, a rheumatologist, recently did the same for the San Francisco Chronicle on his 100th birthday. For the first time that I have ever seen, what do you think was on the list? Continue reading “One Wise 100 Year Old Man”
What “Perfect” Family Research Leaves Out: Families of Two
Bryan Caplan, author of Selfish Reasons to Have Kids, may think that because parenting can be easier than you think so you shouldn’t hesitate to keep having more kids, but…
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