Guest: Tim Carney, author of Family Unfriendly: A Critical Examination of Overparenting and Its Consequences, joins Trending with Timmerie.

Episode Guide

• Why Americans aren’t having babies — A look at the real reasons behind declining birth rates—and a simple, practical solution. (1:42)
• How to make parenting easier — Five ways to simplify family life and push back against overparenting. (22:54)
• Young U.S. men and religion — New data shows young men now surpass young women in saying religion is “very important.” (39:31)

Resources Mentioned

• Book: Family Unfriendly: A Critical Examination of Overparenting and Its Consequences
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/006323646X
• Article: Young U.S. men overtake women in saying religion is ‘very important’
  https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/us/young-u-s-men-overtake-women-in-saying-religion-is-very-important
• Related Coverage:
  Young men grow more religious, widening gender gap (Gallup/AP)
  https://apnews.com/article/religion-church-evangelical-men-women-poll-f2b07f8d5e0e29b7b75334a8b2bbd3a6