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1. Which reason below most closely matches your biggest motivating reason for considering having a child?

I think I would make a great parent / I love children

Fear of regret / To carry on the family line & genetics

It’s what other people expect or want me to do / Everyone around me is having kids / To be happy

2. Which reason below most closely matches your biggest motivating reason for considering staying childfree?

There never seems to be a right time to have a baby

Being afraid of parenthood / I’m not sure if I’ll be a good parent

Having more free time and energy to focus on my own interests, needs, or goals

3. When you see parents with their babies or children do you usually…

Feel warm and excited by the idea of experiencing that one day

Get emotional wondering what you might be missing out on

Hardly notice them / Feel relieved that you don’t have that responsibility

4. Do your life goals, plans and desires conflict with or complement being a parent?

Complement

A little of both

Conflict

5. When you think of having children or a childfree life do you associate one or the other with more happiness and meaning for you?

More happiness and meaning with having children

Either / Not sure

More happiness and meaning with staying childfree (your sense of meaning coming from other areas such as travel or career)

6. What do you value more highly – freedom and independence OR giving and nurturing?

Giving and nurturing

Both equally

Freedom and independence

7. When you imagine a childfree future – what is your first and main reaction?

Sadness and disappointment

A mix of emotions – good and bad

Relief and excitement

8. When you imagine having a child – what is the first and main emotion you feel?

Excitement, joy and curiosity

Confusion and a mix of positive and negative emotions

Anxiety, fear and stress

9. How satisfied are you with your current life?

I’m very satisfied but I’m also happy for things to change

I’m only somewhat satisfied and I’m hoping a child might improve that / I’m scared having a child might make things worse

I’m very happy with the way my life is and don’t want things to change

10. When you have had to take care of someone else how did it make you feel?

Good, I am nurturing by nature and like helping others when I can

Indifferent, but I help family when they need it

Annoyed, frustrated, or inconvenienced. I find it difficult to put someone else’s needs before my own

11. Are you ok with delaying or compromising some of your own needs, interests or goals if you needed to for the sake of your child, now and in the future?

Yes

Maybe / Unsure

12. Are you making this decision based purely on what you want, without being influenced by what other people, or society, want or expect of you?

Yes

Mostly

Unsure / No

13. When you meet other people’s children do you…

Enjoy spending time with them

Feel curious but also a little awkward as you don’t know how to interact with them

Want to avoid interacting with them as much as possible

14. When you think about having a child, what do you mostly see…

Many exciting opportunities as a parent, although you know that it won’t always be easy

An equal amount of pros and cons

Too many challenges, obstacles and unreasonable sacrifices and/or a lack of opportunities to have the experiences you want

15. When you think about staying childfree, what do you mostly see…

A lack of opportunities to have the experiences you want and/or a loss of something potentially wonderful

An equal mix of pros and cons

More possibilities for living the life you desire and achieving your goals

16. Are you reasonably sure you're not feeling influenced to have a baby purely because all your friends are having children and/or you’re drawn into the fantasy or parenthood?

Yes

Somewhat sure

No I'm not sure / I know it is influencing me

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17. Is your current relationship stable and loving, and therefore you are reasonably confident you are not considering having a child to try and improve the relationship or make up for any lack of love you might feel from your partner?

Yes, I'm reasonably confident

Somewhat / Unsure

No, I have some concerns about our relationship

18. Which scenario most closely matches your relationship?

We are both leaning more towards having kids but we’re not sure if we should, or when we should

We are both equally unsure / We want different paths – one wants children and the other doesn’t

We are both leaning more towards staying childfree but are struggling with doubts, fears and/or pressure from others

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