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The Breeders’ Cup: For Parents?

Bryan Caplan, a professor of economics at George Mason University, argues that “good parenting is less work and more fun than people think” and that should be reason enough to have more children. In his article in the Saturday/Father’s Day Wall Street Journal, he presents a flawed…

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Mothers With One Child Are Happiest

Having an only child is desirable from a wide range of viewpoints and practicalities, but that doesn't make decisions about family size any easier. Going from one child to two (or two to three or more) is a dilemma single

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What’s the last thing people want in a recession?

“What’s the last thing people want in a recession? More kids, apparently.” Asked and answered in a Time magazine article earlier this year, “What sells in a Recession: Canned Goods and Condoms.” Of course, this doesn’t apply to the Duggars.

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Holding Off on Having Babies?

During the Great Depression and then again during the oil crisis in 1976, birth rates dropped. I'm guessing that the current economic downturn will cause a decline in the number of babies born this year. Raising kids costs money and although we don't like to think about having children in…

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Susan Newman, Ph.D.'s Blog

The Breeders’ Cup: For Parents?

Mothers With One Child Are Happiest

What’s the last thing people want in a recession?

Holding Off on Having Babies?

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