by United Families International | Sep 29, 2014 | father, Media, UFI Blog
Fathers can give the best gift of all – it’s not about presents, but presence. By Chimane Hess & David Puente In the 1970’s a series of public service announcements aired that promoted strong families. Several of the ads focused on getting...
by United Families International | Sep 26, 2014 | Child Development, Elder Care, Family, father, motherhood, Parents, Schools, stay-at-home mom, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Mom had a special way of making a task seem less daunting when I was growing up. Her deportment was kindness, shown through soft and encouraging words, through quiet acts of service, and through her genuine belief in our ability to do hard things. Every Saturday was a...
by United Families International | Sep 25, 2014 | Parental Rights, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Sexual Orientation, UFI Blog
The happy “same-sex family” is more often than not built upon the back of a destroyed mother/father heterosexual family. In the same-sex marriage debate, how often have you heard this snarkily-delivered question: “Well, how does a same-sex marriage...
by United Families International | Sep 24, 2014 | Same-Sex Marriage, Sexual Orientation, Supreme Court, UFI Blog
Too many courts; too many rulings on marriage. How do you make sense of it all? By Diane Robertson Conflicting court rulings in Louisiana has left the state confused. At the beginning of the month federal district Judge, Martin Feldman ruled that Louisiana’s marriage...
by United Families International | Sep 23, 2014 | Child Development, Parents, UFI Blog
A debate is currently raging over appropriate forms of discipline. So what might “appropriate” discipline look like? By Nathalie Bowman This is the final piece in a 3 part series. Read Part 1: Is the “Ideal” for Real? and Part 2: Is the Ideal for Real:...
by United Families International | Sep 22, 2014 | Child Development, Down Syndrome, Education, Family, Gender, Non-Discrimination, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Kristen Jan Heimuli In all the debates and conversations regarding civil rights it is easy to focus primarily on the struggles of race or gender. And while those struggles have been extremely profound, we tend to forget about a very special population-the last...
