by Merle | Mar 3, 2026 | Ask Merle Q&A, Communication, Counseling, Deciding, Fertility, Relationships
If you’ve responsibly done your research and all of the exploration exercises in The Baby Decision, then is it still cheating to just let nature decide for you by “not trying, not preventing” (NTNP)? As part of my popular “Ask...
by Merle | Sep 21, 2025 | Book Reviews, Childfree Life, Deciding, Environment, Fertility, Mind/Body, Parenting, Relationships
Welcome to our 2025 book recommendations page, which we update all year with new books in a range of topics related to childfree vs. parenthood decision-making. Our latest fiction and nonfiction picks delve into topics as diverse as parenthood environmental...
by Merle | Feb 8, 2025 | Ask Merle Q&A, Deciding, Fertility, Merle in the Media, Parenting
If you have one or more older children and are now wishing you could relive the baby stage, how do you decide if having another child is a good or bad idea? As part of my popular “Ask Merle” series, I offer advice on this, with four things to...
by Merle | Dec 13, 2024 | Book Reviews, Childfree Life, Deciding, Environment, Fertility, Mind/Body, Parenting, Relationships
(updated December 2024) Welcome to my 2024 book recommendations page, which I update all year with new books in a range of topics related to childfree vs. parenthood decision-making. My latest fiction and nonfiction picks delve into topics as diverse as parenthood...
by Merle | Aug 29, 2024 | Book Reviews, Childfree Life, Deciding, Fertility, Parenting
Congrats to Rose Diell, a talented new author whose first novel Fledging was just published, and features my book review testimonial as a promotional quote. Here is my full quick review: . Fledging by Rose Diell Renard Press, 2024 Riddle: How did the novelist tell a...
by Merle | Dec 8, 2023 | Book Reviews, Childfree Life, Deciding, Fertility, Mind/Body, Parenting, Relationships, Single Parenting, Videos & Podcasts
Here I’m happy to recommend the best 2022 and 2023 baby decision related books on topics like childfree living, fertility, pregnancy, motherhood and parenthood. I’ve updated this page with more book recommendations, on top of the previous books I...
