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Fam­ily planning

TagLast edit: Feb 27, 2021, 9:46 PM by Yoav Ravid

Posts about deciding whether to have children, how many children to have, when to have children, etc. Also called parenthood decision-making.

For how to raise children once one has decided to have them, see parenting.

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Antinatalism
Family Planning

Par­ent­ing and Happiness

jefftkOct 3, 2012, 1:43 PM
39 points
41 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Should I de­lay hav­ing chil­dren to take ad­van­tage of poly­genic screen­ing?

Mati_RoyDec 19, 2021, 6:39 AM
54 points
50 comments1 min readLW link

Is it im­moral to have chil­dren?

jefftkOct 22, 2013, 12:13 PM
25 points
320 comments3 min readLW link

Some thoughts on hav­ing children

pianoforte611Jan 8, 2014, 5:26 PM
6 points
107 comments5 min readLW link

En­abling Children

lincolnquirkMar 3, 2021, 12:02 AM
53 points
22 comments3 min readLW link

Should you have chil­dren? All LessWrong posts about the topic

SherrinfordNov 26, 2024, 11:52 PM
17 points
0 comments16 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ity and be­ing child-free

InquilineKeaNov 20, 2010, 2:12 AM
15 points
64 comments1 min readLW link

Re­view: Selfish Rea­sons to Have More Kids

jsalvatierMay 29, 2012, 6:00 PM
34 points
256 comments4 min readLW link

Altru­is­tic parenting

[deleted]Feb 8, 2016, 11:57 AM
3 points
22 comments3 min readLW link

Hap­piness and Children

CarinthiumJun 26, 2014, 7:36 AM
3 points
30 comments1 min readLW link

Fer­til­ity Rate Roundup #1

ZviFeb 27, 2023, 1:30 PM
52 points
20 comments11 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Rais­ing chil­dren on the eve of AI

juliawiseFeb 15, 2024, 9:28 PM
274 points
47 comments5 min readLW link

Fal­ling fer­til­ity ex­pla­na­tions and Israel

Yair HalberstadtApr 3, 2024, 3:27 AM
31 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

Fer­til­ity Roundup #3

ZviApr 2, 2024, 2:50 PM
21 points
11 comments31 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] What was your rea­son­ing for de­cid­ing whether to raise chil­dren?

Mati_RoyMay 15, 2020, 3:53 AM
4 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

Anna and Oliver dis­cuss Chil­dren and X-Risk

RaemonFeb 26, 2021, 12:07 AM
54 points
44 comments1 min readLW link

Equal­ity and na­tal­ism

[deleted]Oct 24, 2012, 3:53 PM
18 points
106 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What was your rea­son­ing for de­cid­ing to have ‘your own’/​ nat­u­ral-birthed chil­dren?

R LMay 21, 2020, 1:30 AM
2 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Men­tor­ing as an al­ter­na­tive to hav­ing chil­dren?

InquilineKeaJun 22, 2011, 11:04 PM
7 points
18 comments1 min readLW link

Antiantinatalism

Jacob FalkovichFeb 9, 2018, 4:49 PM
7 points
4 comments5 min readLW link

Distinc­tions Between Natal­ism Positions

ozymandiasOct 19, 2017, 1:06 AM
12 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Costs and benefits of am­nio­cen­te­sis for nor­mal pregnancies

bracesMay 13, 2022, 10:47 PM
13 points
4 comments3 min readLW link

Should you have chil­dren? A de­ci­sion frame­work for a cru­cial life choice that af­fects your­self, your child and the world

SherrinfordDec 4, 2024, 11:14 PM
0 points
1 comment20 min readLW link

Suc­cess­ful Men­tor­ing on Par­ent­ing, Ar­ranged Through LessWrong

Oct 21, 2021, 8:27 AM
78 points
22 comments7 min readLW link

Kids or No kids

Kids or no kidsNov 14, 2023, 6:37 PM
96 points
10 comments13 min readLW link

AI: Prac­ti­cal Ad­vice for the Worried

ZviMar 1, 2023, 12:30 PM
155 points
48 comments16 min readLW link2 reviews
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] Would you have a baby in 2024?

martinkunevDec 25, 2023, 1:52 AM
24 points
76 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Is the AI timeline too short to have chil­dren?

YorethDec 14, 2022, 6:32 PM
38 points
20 comments1 min readLW link
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