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S1 EP3: How do people decide whether or not to have children?
Is motherhood an expectation or a genuine choice? In this episode, we explore the cultural narratives that shape how we make the decision of whether to have children or not.
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We say Bruce Trotter from Matilda, this is definitely not his name! It’s Bruce Bogtrotter!
When we discuss the statistics about Poland. Out of the 38 million Polish population, some of them will be children and young people!
References
Frizzell, N. (2021). The Panic Years. Flatiron Books.
Jarosz, B. (2024). Are Millennials the Unluckiest Generation? [online] PRB. Available at: https://www.prb.org/articles/are-millennials-the-unluckiest-generation/.
Piotrowski, K. (2021). How many parents regret having children and how it is linked to their personality and health: Two studies with national samples in Poland. PLOS ONE, 16(7), p.e0254163. doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254163.
Van Der Kolk, B. (2015). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma. New York: Penguin Books.
Warrington, R. (2023). Women Without Kids. Sounds True.
Watling Neal, J. and Neal, Z.P. (2021). Prevalence and characteristics of childfree adults in Michigan (USA). PLOS ONE, [online] 16(6), p.e0252528. doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252528.
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By Courteney and RiannonIs motherhood an expectation or a genuine choice? In this episode, we explore the cultural narratives that shape how we make the decision of whether to have children or not.
Corrections corner
We say Bruce Trotter from Matilda, this is definitely not his name! It’s Bruce Bogtrotter!
When we discuss the statistics about Poland. Out of the 38 million Polish population, some of them will be children and young people!
References
Frizzell, N. (2021). The Panic Years. Flatiron Books.
Jarosz, B. (2024). Are Millennials the Unluckiest Generation? [online] PRB. Available at: https://www.prb.org/articles/are-millennials-the-unluckiest-generation/.
Piotrowski, K. (2021). How many parents regret having children and how it is linked to their personality and health: Two studies with national samples in Poland. PLOS ONE, 16(7), p.e0254163. doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254163.
Van Der Kolk, B. (2015). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma. New York: Penguin Books.
Warrington, R. (2023). Women Without Kids. Sounds True.
Watling Neal, J. and Neal, Z.P. (2021). Prevalence and characteristics of childfree adults in Michigan (USA). PLOS ONE, [online] 16(6), p.e0252528. doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252528.