The American birthrate is as low as its been in recorded history. What happens when having it all means not having children? By Lauren Sandler
The Childfree Life
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Childfree Adults Are Not “Selfish”
In choosing not to have children, we have not abdicated obligations to friends and family.
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Do Children Bring Happiness—or Misery?
Usually, both. Exploring the relationship between parenting and well-being
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“I Just Don’t Want A Child”
Deciding not to have a kid is like saying one big no and a million little yeses
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Sound Off: What Do You Think of the Childfree Life?
Take our poll
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The Declining Birthrate Doesn’t Spell Disaster
A demographer explains how we will adjust to the coming change
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Behind the Cover
This week, TIME turned to Austin-based photographer Randal Ford, whose painterly and nostalgic style was perfect for TIME’s cover story on childlessness