by United Families International | Oct 15, 2012 | Child Development, Diane Robertson, father, motherhood, Parents, Same-Sex Attraction
Diane Robertson In drafting a law that would legalize gay-marriage in France, French law-makers are taking gender neutrality one step further. They plan to remove the terms, “Mother” and “Father” from all government documents. The law that will be presented to...
by United Families International | Oct 9, 2012 | Child Development, Family, father, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, The Family, Values
Rachel Allison My husband and I just returned from a five-day road trip to see family and friends. We were in the car 24 hours of the trip. The first hour or so going and the first hour or so returning is always full of good conversation and planning. The next hours...
by United Families International | Oct 8, 2012 | Cohabitation, Divorce, Family, Marriage, motherhood, Same-Sex Marriage
Greg Barlow “Epigenetics” is the name given to a theory that presumes that the life experiences of our ancestors are actually implanted into our DNA. Early psychoanalytical theory sought to find ways to deprogram this ‘genetic heritage’...
by United Families International | Oct 6, 2012 | Breastfeeding, Family, motherhood, Parents
Here’s the question we asked our readers: “Is it appropriate for a college professor to breastfeed her baby during a class lecture?” Here’s how readers responded: 18 Percent Yes, what’s the big deal 9 Percent Only if there’s no other option 73...
by United Families International | Oct 5, 2012 | Cohabitation, Divorce, Family, motherhood, Parents
Greg Barlow Recently I was in a physician’s waiting room with several other patients including a very loud and needy young boy. With nervous smiles around everyone settled in to make the best of flying crayons and toys and magazines strewn throughout. As a woman...
by United Families International | Oct 2, 2012 | Child Development, Family, father, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, Religion, stay-at-home mom, The Family, Values
Rachel Allison My husband and I have totally different parenting styles. I have often wondered how I ended up being the strict disciplinarian. He on the other hand had an open-door policy with our children. Any time a discussion or heart to heart conversation was...
