by United Families International | Mar 26, 2012 | Child Development, Parents, Schools, UFI Blog
Ann Bailey “Childhood obesity” is regularly in the headlines – in fact it is often referred to as an “epidemic.” Last year Michelle Obama launched a special initiative to fight it and just last month you may recall the uproar surrounding a lunchroom worker who forced...
by United Families International | Mar 23, 2012 | adoption, Parental Rights, Polls, UFI Blog
Here’s the question we asked readers: Should a gestational mother (carries an unborn child to term, but not biologically related) have parental rights after the child’s birth? Here’s how readers responded: 10 Percent ...
by United Families International | Mar 21, 2012 | Abortion, Media, motherhood, UFI Blog
Diane Robertson Years ago while searching for information about miscarriages, I ran across a question and answer website for women who had recently had abortions. One girl asked, “Will I ever get over this pain?” The answer again and again from other women who had had...
by United Families International | Mar 20, 2012 | Child Development, Drug Use, Education, Family, father, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Rachel Allison Sociology 101 taught me about the term “looking-glass self.” What others think of me, how people speak to me, how those around me react to me, basically determines what I think of myself.” There are those strong individuals that can and have broken out...
by United Families International | Mar 19, 2012 | Abortion, Child Development, Sanctity of Life, UFI Blog
Danny Quinney OHMIGOSH. I have the funniest story. Seriously, you are going to die laughing. So picture this, my best friend and I are driving, and he said something that, I thought, was a little rude. We often tease each other, but this was over the line. I sat...
by United Families International | Mar 17, 2012 | Family Planning, Feminism, Gender, Population Control, UFI Blog, UN
Carol Soelberg What do phrases like “gender transformers,” “comprehensive sex education,” or endless references to “contraceptive commodities” have to do with a priority theme of: “The empowerment of rural women and their role...