by United Families International | Oct 28, 2013 | Child Development, motherhood, UFI Blog
Kassie Anderson I was talking with my good friend Eden, who had been talking with her 90 year old aunt, about how women are losing their instinct to mother. I am 100% on board with this. My theory is that there are so many books and so called experts out there telling...
by United Families International | Oct 23, 2013 | Abortion, adoption, motherhood, UFI Blog
In the United States, October is the month for pumpkins and trick-or-treaters. It also National Breast-Cancer Awareness Month, a nationwide campaign “dedicated to educating and empowering women to take charge of their own breast health.” Judging by the multitude of...
by United Families International | Oct 17, 2013 | Cohabitation, father, Gender, motherhood, Parents, Same-Sex Attraction, Sexual Orientation, UFI Blog
Ann Bailey Two women can now “have a baby together.” Yup, it’s a brave new world. And guess what, if you live in California, lesbian couples now will get financial assistance to acquire that baby and it will be underwritten by you. I’m still not sure how this is...
by United Families International | Oct 9, 2013 | Diane Robertson, Family, father, motherhood, Parents, Sexual Orientation, UFI Blog
Diane Robertson A study published last week in the journal Review of the Economics of the Household analyzes data taken from the 2011 Canadian Census in which young adults are asked the question: “Are you the child of a male or female same-sex married or common law...
by United Families International | Sep 11, 2013 | Breastfeeding, Child Development, Family, motherhood, stay-at-home mom, UFI Blog
Day Care and School Maternal employment in the first year impacts a child’s socio-emotional development. Even when taking into account gender, ethnicity, social class, and mothers’ current employment status, third- and fourth-graders whose mothers worked when they...
by United Families International | Sep 6, 2013 | Abortion, motherhood, UFI Blog
Kate Harrison This past weekend, in New Jersey City, New Jersey, three teenage boys found a three month premature baby discarded by the trash. This child was found whimpering, with other trash, in a plastic shopping bag. This child still had its umbilical cord and...