by UFI Blog | Jul 22, 2016 | Child Development, Divorce, Family, father, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, working mothers
By Shanci Christensen The door slammed shut as if it were shouting, “Goodbye old house!” I locked the door behind him and then stood in the kitchen with my hands shaking and my heart pounding. “Did I do the right thing?” I heard a noise behind me and turned to see...
by UFI Blog | Jul 20, 2016 | Child Development, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Education, Family, father, Freedom, Marriage and Family, motherhood, Parental Rights, Parents, The Family, Values
By: Diane Robertson Parents who do you think is best qualified to listen to, advise, and help your children? Would you name a doctor, a teacher, or a social worker, or do you believe that listening to, advising, and helping your children is your primary...
by UFI Blog | Jun 30, 2016 | Abstinence, Child Development, Education, Family, Marriage and Family, motherhood, Parents, Sex Education, Values
By Candice LeSueur I once heard a story about a girl who became pregnant and could not understand why. When she discussed her situation with her therapist, she said, “I didn’t even kiss him. So how could this have happened to me?” It was learned that this young...
by United Families International | May 31, 2016 | Birth Rate, Child Development, Choice, Demographic Decline, Family, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, Values
By Candice LeSueur The median age of marriage in the United States has risen subtly in the past several decades. In 1970, the average age to wed was 22 and crept up to 27 in 2010. These statistics aren’t sitting too well for those who are growing impatient as they...
by United Families International | May 19, 2016 | Abstinence, Birth Rate, Child Abuse, Child Development, Choice, Cohabitation, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Family, father, Freedom, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, Pornography, Religion, Religious Freedom, Sanctity of Life, Sexual Freedom, Single Mothers, Values
by Mekelle Tenney The other day my mom and I came across an old applique pattern from 1905. The pattern was for dish clothes and there was a girl performing a different chore for each day of the week. One day was washing, one was ironing, another dusting and so on....
by United Families International | May 10, 2016 | Child Development, Choice, Family, Grandparents, motherhood, Parents, Values
By Cinthia Jahnsen A few days ago, a woman shared a few obituaries with me. She apparently really enjoyed reading obituaries and thought I would enjoy listening to a few. One obituary was about a woman who had died in August of 2008. It said that her “presence will...
