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Emerging from the Crucible of the Coronavirus as a Stronger Family
Hello Friends, Well, it has been quite a month, hasn’t it? My prayers and thoughts are for you, your families, and especially for all those in the healthcare field and government who are working overtime to help others and to craft policy that will affect all of us. I...
RIP women’s sports? You can help, but you need to act quickly!
The state of Idaho has accomplished something very important – the legislature has passed House Bill 500 the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.” The bill now sits on the Governor of Idaho’s desk – and he is getting lots of pressure and misinformation from LGBT lobby...
How Extended Family Builds Resiliency
Hello Friends, It is not uncommon for policymakers and governments to see the family in terms of a set of needs and a consumer of resources. There is no doubt that families need strengthening and support. In viewing the family through this paradigm, however, we fail...
More women are in the workforce than men. Should we celebrate or be concerned?
Hello Friends, Because of historical discrimination against girls and women in education and careers, females have benefited from efforts to advance their opportunities and expectations. For instance, studies show that young boys’ and girls’ brains process math in...
The Equal Rights Amendment – Symbolism vs. Substance
Hello Friends, Virginia has ratified the Equal Rights Amendment decades after the deadline for ratification and states from both sides of the debate have filed suit in court. Virginia, Nevada and Illinois, the last three states to ratify the ERA, argue that the...
Bella Thorne Became Bella Porn? A Research Response to an ex-Disney Princess
Hello Friends, The evidence is so strong that pornography has a detrimental effect on individuals and relationships that it is almost hard to believe that there are still people who think its influence is benign, even beneficial. But that is the attitude of one-time...
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Grief in the Time of Quarantine
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...
Polyamory and the Domino Effect
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...
Harvard Magazine’s Misguided Attack on Homeschooling
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...
One Blessing of Coronavirus Quarantine: Enforced Family Time
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...
Sacrificing the Wellbeing of Children: New York’s Legalization of Commercial Surrogacy
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 give...
Families and Media: You Are What You Eat
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...
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