- April 28, 2021
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The Savvy Auntie Speaks on How Toy Companies Can Grow with “Auntventures”
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- March 21, 2021
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Why a year of COVID-19 has been especially hellish for NYC singles
By Melanie Notkin
One year ago, I enjoyed being part of a clique of friends at a co-workspace. We sat closely together, sharing worktables, afternoon snacks and personal stories: their spouses ...Read More »
- October 27, 2020
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Aunts and Others: The Role and Importance of Extended Family in a Child’s Life
On this week’s Bespoke Parenting Hour, host Julie Gunlock talks to writer (and coolest aunt on the planet!) Melanie Notkin, an expert on the emerging demographic of childless, often single women, whic...Read More »
- February 2, 2020
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Why I, Like So Many in My Generation, Can’t Make Up My Mind About Having Kids
"Plenty of millennial women I’ve encountered say they want to be aunts. This has led to the creation of [the] term: PANK (for Professional Aunt, No Kids), joining the more ubiquitous term DINK (do...Read More »
- October 21, 2019
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I’m Never Having Children—Why Does That Make You So Upset?
By Erica Cerulo
Though it’d be really badass of me to breeze through these conversations with pure self-assuredness and poise, I have plenty of worries. I have concerns ...Read More »
- September 24, 2019
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PANK Pride: The 5 Best Things About Having 0 Kids
By Abby Gardner
Not that it’s anyone’s business what you use your womb for, but even if it’s not to carry a baby, that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re child-less.
It’s true that ...Read More »
- September 21, 2019
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Amplify: My Aunt Mary never had kids, but she was the true matriarch of our family
Today, more women are choosing not to have kids than in Aunt Mary’s day. Canada’s fertility rate, at 1.6, sits below the 2.1 children per woman needed to sustain population numbers. And, as Anne Kings...Read More »
- April 23, 2019
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Midlife Mixtape Podcast: Ep 53 SavvyAuntie.com Founder Melanie Notkin
“A life beyond my expectations”: Melanie Notkin talks Generation PANK (Professional Aunts, No Kids) aka women who are childless by choice, chance, or challenge, the complex feelings raised by mode...Read More »
- April 16, 2019
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PANKs (Professional Aunt, No Kids) play big role as ‘secondary caregivers’ in busy families
Aunts, especially those without children, have become key figures in the lives of their nieces and nephews.
Christina Myers, right, celebrates her birthday with her 14-year-old niece Ju...Read More »
- January 24, 2019
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Why adults who are unmarried and childless are so important to family life
Mom and dad aren't the only adults who can have a positive impact on children.
“Is it true that Paul is coming to our house this evening?” My son’s eyes were sparkling with delight. Paul is a singl...Read More »