by Jill Palmer Recently a sweet 9-year-old girl was at my house. She is an incredible soul, who loves to play kickball, basketball, pickleball, well, anything with a ball really. Oh, and soccer, she loves soccer. She also loves to bake and wear skorts with tee-shirts...
Contributed by Tori Black 2020 is a big year for the United Nations; it marks 75 years since the United Nations system came into existence. This fall, in addition to the regular work of the UN General Assembly, there will be a commemoration of this anniversary with...
By Kayla Mitchell My dad, a clinical psychologist, an outdoor adventurer, a popcorn enthusiast, and a harsh movie critic, is a parent with manic depression. Living most of his life with this struggle, my dad has come to know his depression intimately. He describes depression as...
Contributed by Tori Black I have three daughters. When they were young, I gave considerable thought to how I could teach them the meaning of womanhood. I tried to fill their lives with examples of compelling and independent women. I believe in the power of good...
Contributed by Katy Faust on behalf of United Families International United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. The “Poly-Parent Households are Coming,” a recent OpEd from the New York Times tells us. The article’s author, Debora Spar, correctly...
By United Families International United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Marie Walker To some, the word “chastity” may imply a prudish Victorian sensibility with an old-fashioned list of “thou shalt nots,” alluding to a double standard that...
By United Families International United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Early American philosopher and political theorist, Thomas Paine, held that “spiritual freedom is the root of political liberty.” He understood the special connection between the two freedoms:...
Contributed by Katy Faust on behalf of United Families International United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. In the midst of a global pandemic, widespread Black Lives Matter protests, and general national upheaval, some good news for parental...
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Kari McEvoy Sports in the United States of America has brought opportunity and prosperity to many of its citizens. Women and girls, in particular, have enjoyed increased access to...
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Marie Walker In response to an article about China’s involuntary bachelors, often referred to as guanggun or “bare branches” because they fail to add fruit to their family tree,...
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Camille Williams On Monday, June 15, 2020, in the 6-3 ruling Bostock v. Clayton County, the United States Supreme Court abandoned standard methods of judicial reasoning, equality for women, and...
Contributed by Marie Walker During the COVID 19 pandemic, many people are surprised by a vast array of emotion, and by their body’s physical reactions to stress. Part of the reason for the severity of many people’s reactions is that they are dealing with several forms...
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Kari McEvoy In 2013 Hans van Leeuwen of Leiden University set out to find just how powerful a domino chain reaction could be. Through a mathematical model, Leiden found...
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black It was my husband’s work schedule that proved to be the last straw. He had just started work as a pilot at a major airline, and, in the...
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. By Jenet Erickson on behalf of United Families International I’ll never forget sitting amid a group of family scholars, community leaders and parents and hearing one stand and say, “What we need...
By Katy Faust on behalf of United Families International Last year New York had a heated debate about overturning their decades-long ban on surrogacy enacted after the “Baby M” case where a surrogate did what mothers tend to do; bond with her baby and refuse to...
by Sarah Justensen When individuals consistently eat nutritious foods, they will promote their own health and wellness. Alternatively, when people have a diet consisting of primarily junk food, they will eventually find themselves dealing with health problems. As Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once said, “Tell me what you...
Contributed by Tori Black Four weeks ago, I was skiing* down a hillside when my phone started dinging from multiple texts. The United Nations event that United Families International attends every year, and to which we bring university students eager to strengthen and defend the family,...
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Sign up for the latest from United Families International here. Contributed by Tori Black With news of an imminent coronavirus pandemic filling the airwaves and internet, you may have missed an important discussion...
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. By Jenet Erickson for United Families International A recent report from The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lit up headlines across the nation: “Women now hold more jobs than men in...
by KayLynn Wheeler We have all heard the terms shark week, Aunt Flo, and the crimson wave. Many of us hear these terms and know instantly that someone is referring to her period. Even the word period is slang for menstruation. Yet, even with the acceptance...
Contributed by Tori Black Leap years are such an interesting phenomenon. The idea that there is this extra day once a year fascinated me as a child. I wondered if I would ever meet someone who was born on February 29th. It turns out one of...
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Joey Sheppard Bell Thorne hit stardom with preteens and young teenagers alike when she starred in the record-breaking 2010 Disney TV show Shake It Up. After parting ways with...
By Tori Black In the first of the Harry Potter books, The Sorcerer’s Stone, the headmaster, Dumbledore, shares this bit of wisdom: “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” JK Rowling, the author...
Contributed by Tori Black Every December for the last three years, I have participated in a community event in San Diego celebrating the season in inspired word and song. Every year is a witness of hearts and lives changed just by spending an hour and a...