What is childfree vs childless?
Childfree means you have chosen not to have children, and childless is someone who is unable to have children, or just hasn't been lucky enough to have had them yet.
Why are childfree people considered selfish?
They consider it 'selfish' because you made the choice for what benefits you – your time, money, body, love life, whatever reason motivates the decision. Having a child is considered the 'default', a choice one opts out of rather than into, so choosing to opt out implies self-interest.
Is it normal to be childfree?
More people are waiting to have kids, and a nationally representative survey estimates that one in five people over the age of 18 are childfree by choice. Those numbers are actually growing, says social psychologist Jennifer Watling Neal, PhD, a professor at Michigan State University who researches childfree adults.
What is the disadvantage of being childfree?
Are There Disadvantages to Being Childfree?
- Being a misfit among one’s peers Sometimes I look around at a social or work gathering and I’m keenly aware of being the only one in the group who isn’t a parent.
- Increased need for social support
- Need to plan one’s estate more carefully
- Too much free time
Чайлдфри́ (англ. childfree — свободный от детей), или добровольная бездетность (англ. childless by choice, voluntary childless) — система взглядов, …
When an adult consciously chooses to have zero children, it is often called being “Childfree.” By definition, this is different from “childless” individuals.
Voluntary childlessness or childfreeness is the active choice not to have children and not to adopt children. Use of the word childfree was first recorded in …