by UFI Blog | Apr 15, 2021 | Education, Family, Media, Parents
By Jillian Celmo A year ago our family made the decision to pull our oldest child out of public school and began homeschooling him. Zephyr was five years old and in Kindergarten. He had loved it so much but something changed after Christmas break, and our once happy...
by UFI Blog | Jan 7, 2020 | Education, Free Speech, Gender, Gender Identity, Transgender
By Tori Black In the first of the Harry Potter books, The Sorcerer’s Stone, the headmaster, Dumbledore, shares this bit of wisdom: “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” JK Rowling, the author of the...
by UFI Blog | Nov 27, 2019 | Education, Family, Schools, UFI Blog, Values
By Tori Black Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays: a day to gather with those we love and focus on all that we have to be grateful for. It also tends to feel a little squeezed though: the four-day break that separates the costumes and candy of...
by UFI Blog | Oct 1, 2019 | Education, Family, Gender Identity, Schools, Transgender
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black When I was little, I loved to have my mother read to me. I had two favorite stories that I requested over and over: The Little Red Hen...
by UFI Blog | Oct 1, 2019 | Child Development, Education, Family, Schools
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black While many families were busy sending their children off to begin a new school year, I spent much of my time August 26 through 28 at...
by UFI Blog | Aug 2, 2019 | Education, Family, Parents
By Laurel Bishop I let it happen to my kid because I didn’t recognize it. Throughout sixth grade, my son sat at his desk, the brunt of his teacher’s jokes and insults. The worst humiliation was the teacher’s direction to the other students to “not be dumb like Cody”....