by United Families International | Dec 9, 2014 | Child Development, Family, father, Grandparents, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Nathalie Bowman As I sat on my rocking chair unwrapping ornaments for our Christmas tree, our children gleefully hung the ornaments. Somehow, it has become a family tradition to decorate the tree this way. I sit with several shoe boxes and gift bags full of ornaments,...
by United Families International | Dec 2, 2014 | Abortion, Feminism, Media, motherhood, Parental Rights, Planned Parenthood, Research, Sanctity of Life, UFI Blog, Values, Women's Rights
Nathalie Bowman Abortion is alive and well, and the American media is all for it. Katie Yoder, in her article “Media Hype ‘1 in 3 Campaign’ Promoting Abortion, Censor Women Who Regret Their Abortions”, shares how the media is only showing one side of the...
by United Families International | Nov 28, 2014 | Abortion, Child Development, Cohabitation, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Drug Use, Family, father, Gender, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Sanctity of Life, Sexual Freedom, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Tashica Jacobson Embarrassingly I admit that four years ago many of my attitudes were anti-family. Now don’t jump to conclusions I wasn’t an extremist. However I was at the point that I had given up on the ideal of marriage. I had seen so many horrible relationships...
by United Families International | Nov 25, 2014 | Child Development, Education, Family, Media, motherhood, Parents, Technology, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Nathalie Bowman As parents in this generation, many of us experience technology battles daily. Video games, ipads, computer time, and smart phones all battle for our children’s attention. With games, music, the internet, and all kinds of things to keep kids occupied,...
by United Families International | Nov 21, 2014 | Abortion, Child Abuse, Child Development, Cohabitation, Date rape, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Drug Use, Education, Family, father, Free Speech, Media, motherhood, Parents, Religion, Religious Freedom, Schools, Sexual Freedom, The Family, UFI Blog, Values, Violence
My husband is a judge. On a weekly basis he sees youth in his court who are delinquent, unmotivated, and often times defiant. These young men and women are most often accompanied by a frustrated parent. At some point in the conversation my husband asks the parent,...
by United Families International | Nov 19, 2014 | Cohabitation, Diane Robertson, Divorce, Education, Family, father, Gender, Grandparents, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, Religion, Religious Freedom, Research, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Sexual Freedom, Single Mothers, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Diane Robertson With marriage and natural family relationships in decline, Pope Francis invited leaders from different faiths around the world to gather at the Vatican this week. This historical interfaith conference titled, The Complementarity of Man and Woman...