May 14, 2020 | Featured Families, News & Updates
*This post is authored anonymously. I had a moment of seeing behind the proverbial curtain this weekend, glimpsing the grinding gears and strained puffing of the system we rely on to keep our ways of life afloat. A number of factors led to this: Mother’s Day this year...
Feb 24, 2020 | News & Updates
Kudos to Jedediah Britton-Purdy for his eloquent explanation of why he chose to have his young son, James, despite the climate crisis, as many others are forgoing parenting altogether as they take. Jedediah’s hope for the future, and for James’ future, shines through...
May 10, 2018 | News & Updates
In an open letter sent today, Having Kids is urging the star of Tully, UN Messenger of Peace, and model parent Charlize Theron to break a universal taboo and call for a change to family planning laws, worldwide. Her public statements about parenting, UN title, and...
Apr 11, 2018 | News & Updates
Many caring and thoughtful people who are concerned about the future of the world are being pushed off the idea of having kids. They are concerned about climate change, the mass extinction of other species, and acidifying oceans filled with plastics. All of those...
Apr 5, 2018 | News & Updates
April is Child Abuse Prevention month and in the United States the situation is bleak. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2015 at least 683,000 children were abused or or neglected. 1,670 of those kids died. At the same time, multiple...
