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![The New Danger to Your Child: “Smutbooks”](https://www.unitedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pexels-photo-10387700-400x284.webp)
The New Danger to Your Child: “Smutbooks”
July 15, 2024 By Rebecca Heiner A few months ago, I noticed some posts on social media that had a similar theme. It got my ... Read more
![Urgent! Protect your child by July 15](https://www.unitedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Moms-for-Liberty-Act-Now-072024-flyer-400x284.jpg)
Urgent! Protect your child by July 15
The above graphic provides more details: The Deadline to Protect Your Child is July 15 You have a remarkable opportunity to ... Read more
![Providing a Choice to the Women of the Bronx](https://www.unitedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Pregnancy-Resource-Center-IMG_0927-2-400x284.png)
Providing a Choice to the Women of the Bronx
You may recall each spring UFI takes a group of college students to the UN Commission on the Status of Women. While in New York City, ... Read more
![Fur Babies: The New Parenthood?](https://www.unitedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pexels-photo-5264112-400x284.webp)
Fur Babies: The New Parenthood?
July 8, 2024 By Rebecca Heiner Recently I came across a popular social media account that posts weekly entertaining videos of ... Read more
![The Ripple Effects of Divorce](https://www.unitedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/pexels-photo-4098219-400x284.jpeg)
The Ripple Effects of Divorce
June 10, 2024 By Becky Tingey Have you ever dropped a pebble in a lake and watched the ripples move across thewater like ... Read more
![Being the Powerful Influence in the Lives of Our Children](https://www.unitedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/pexels-photo-5081930-400x284.webp)
Being the Powerful Influence in the Lives of Our Children
June 5, 2024 By Rebecca Heiner Part 2 of 2 During the height of the 2020 pandemic, when everyday felt like an apocalyptic ... Read more
![Letting the term “spouse” move toward extinction?](https://www.unitedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/marriage-400x284.jpg)
Letting the term “spouse” move toward extinction?
As I’ve read and listened to all the controversy surrounding “trad wives” and NFL player Harrison Butker’s commencement address, I ... Read more
![Do We Know Who Is Influencing Our Kids?](https://www.unitedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/pexels-photo-3367850-400x284.webp)
Do We Know Who Is Influencing Our Kids?
May 27, 2024 By Rebecca Heiner Part 1 of 2 Social media and I have a love/hate relationship. There are some things I love ... Read more
![Harrison Butker reminds us there is truth](https://www.unitedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/pexels-photo-2570139-400x284.jpeg)
Harrison Butker reminds us there is truth
May 20, 2024 By Rebecca Heiner If hearing the name Harrison Butker doesn’t immediately catch your attention, there’s a good ... Read more
![Time Sensitive message: Are Children a Blight or a Blessing?](https://www.unitedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/30th-Anniversary-of-Int-Year-of-Family-1-400x284.jpg)
Time Sensitive message: Are Children a Blight or a Blessing?
Are Children a Blight or a Blessing? During the last week of April, 2024, media outlets around the world ran stories on the U.S. ... Read more
![The Most Valuable Yet Forgotten Job](https://www.unitedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/pexels-photo-3889817-400x284.jpeg)
The Most Valuable Yet Forgotten Job
May 14, 2024 By Rebecca Heiner Recently, I spent time sorting through old family photos with my 79-year-old mother. For the past ... Read more
![Parenting with Empathy-Why It Matters](https://www.unitedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/pexels-photo-286625-400x284.jpeg)
Parenting with Empathy-Why It Matters
May 6, 2024 By Rebecca Heiner On a hot, August day in 1971, a group of 24 male college students arrived at Stanford University ... Read more
United Families International is thrilled to be working with University Students from around Uganda to provide a greater understanding on a variety of topics. These forum events will touch on topics ranging from relationships to personal development - leadership to basic financial literacy. These are skills to put in your tool box that can lead to a more successful future for you and for the community in which you live.