by UFI Blog | Oct 24, 2018 | Education, Parents, Schools, Sex Education
The following guest post is an excerpt from “Standing Up to Goliath” by Rebecca Friedrichs In 2013 a dear friend sent me a most shocking email message. She forwarded it from a young mother living in Northern California. The email’s subject was: The Latest...
by UFI Blog | Oct 12, 2018 | Family, Marriage and Family, Parents, working mothers
By Marci Nelson I grew up in a large family. My parents had four sons and four daughters, and we lived a very happy childhood where my siblings and I felt immense love and safety. For as long as I can remember, my dad has been a cemetery caretaker. This means that he...
by UFI Blog | Sep 18, 2018 | Family, Gender, Gender Identity, Parents, Schools, Transgender
By United Families International Back to School Summer bucket-lists are checked off, and proud parents are sending their kids on to new adventures as this school year starts. For many the first-day jitters consume child and parent alike. With my oldest I...
by UFI Blog | Sep 11, 2018 | Education, Family, Feminism, Parents, Sex Education
A Heartbreaker of a Lie by United Families International I don’t watch much on TV these days, I have to admit that I’m a sucker for a good dance show. Lately, I’ve been enjoying NBC’s World of Dance. In the early episodes of this season, a group called Marissa &...
by UFI Blog | Sep 6, 2018 | Education, Gender Identity, Parental Rights, Schools, Transgender
As your children return to school, it is important that parents know that many people, including high-level judges, believe you relinquish your right to control your child’s education the moment your child crosses the threshold of the school door. In a...
by UFI Blog | Aug 22, 2018 | Child Abuse, Parents, Violence
By Jessie Keller It Happens When 5-year-old Janie announced to her mom on the way home from a family picnic, “Michael made me play a game I didn’t like.” Her mother became concerned. Michael was Janie’s 12-year old cousin and had not been seen most of the afternoon....
