Books & Articles about Adulthood Without Children *
Women Without Kids: The Revolutionary Rise of an Unsung Sisterhood by Ruby Warrington
Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family and Creating a New Age of Independence by Dr. Amy Blackstone
Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids by Meghan Daum (Editor, Author)
Otherhood: Modern Women Finding a New Kind of Happiness by Melanie Notkin
Living the Life Unexpected: How to Find Hope, Meaning, and a Fulfilling Future Without Children by Jody Day
Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother by Peggy O’Donnell Heffington, PhD
How to be Childless: A History and Philosophy of Life Without Children by Rachel Chrastil, PhD
Savvy Auntie: The Ultimate Guide for Cool Aunts, Great-Aunts, Godmothers, and All Women Who Love Kids by Melanie Notkin
Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone by Eric Klinenberg
“Single, Old, and Lesbian or Bisexual: Who Is Your Family?” by Bella DePaulo, PhD, Psychology Today. July 19, 2022. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/living-single/202207/single-old-and-lesbian-or-bisexual-who-is-your-family
“Is Parenting, or Not Parenting, Important to Your Identity? Towards more open-minded, destigamatizing understandings of reproductive identity,” by Bella DePaulo, PhD, Psychology Today. April 2, 2022. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/living-single/202204/is-parenting-or-not-parenting-important-your-identity
“Having It All Without Having Children,” by Lauren Sandler, TIME Magazine: The Childfree Life Issue, August 12, 2013. https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,2148636,00.html
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