by United Families International | May 19, 2011 | adoption, father, motherhood, UFI Blog, Women's Rights
By Carol Soelberg Remember last summer and the controversy surrounding actress Jennifer Aniston? While promoting her new movie “The Switch,” Aniston had commented: “Women are realizing it more and more that you don’t have to settle. They...
by United Families International | May 6, 2011 | Abortion, Abstinence, motherhood, UFI Blog
by Ann Bailey “The only way to end abortion is to change popular culture,” insists my astute 20-year-old daughter. My question is “How exactly do you do that?” You have to be “hip and cool” to impact popular culture – which...
by United Families International | May 5, 2011 | Feminism, Marriage, motherhood, UFI Blog
If I had my child to raise all over again, I’d build self-esteem first, and the house later. I’d finger-paint more, and point the finger less. I would do less correcting and more connecting. I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes....
by United Families International | May 3, 2011 | Child Development, motherhood, Parents, UFI Blog
By Rachel Allison “We parents are the first and most important teachers of our children and teens. We must accept this fact as a personal challenge to our creative nature and to our intent. Our children will thrive in direct proportion to how reliably they can count...
by United Families International | Apr 28, 2011 | Family, Feminism, motherhood, Polls, UFI Blog, Women's Rights
Here’s the question: “Do you believe the statement “women earn only 77 percent of what men earn for equal work?” Here is how UFI readers responded: 15 percent Yes, and things need to change! 19 percent Yes, but there’s more to this story. 63 percent ...
by United Families International | Apr 27, 2011 | Child Development, Family, motherhood, Parents, UFI Blog
By Rachel Allison As a mother of five children I look back and recognize that through their formative years there are things that we did right, and there are things that we did wrong. One thing that we did right? We role-played with our children. When our children...
