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The Divorce Rate is Falling, but That’s Not the Whole Story
We at United Families are hoping that you already know that strong marriages have a positive impact on the health of the couple, reduce poverty, increase upward mobility and greater educational attainment, while producing less aggressive children, and less violence...
Olympic Controversy Refocuses at Your Child’s School
Now the Olympics, the world’s most elite sporting event, has concluded we are all left with some challenging and provocative questions to consider and resolve. How do we, for sports purposes, identify what constitutes a man or a woman? Is it chromosomes? Is it...
“I do not understand why they kill women’s boxing:” The Paris Olympics and the IOC’s Blatant Disregard for Fairness in Women’s Sports
Face shining with sweat and breathing heavily, she turns slowly in the arena and fans her arms up and down, to get the crowd’s attention. Then, pointing to herself, she raises her arms and forms two x’s in quick succession. Svetlana Staneva, Bulgaria’s female Olympic...
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 protect your child – and their school – from the Biden administration’s Title IX rules implementation - new rules and regulations that expand...
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, we divided the rather large group of students and visited two different Pregnancy Resource Centers – one in the Bronx and one in...
Legalizing abortion up to the moment of birth
From the Desk of Wendy Wixom: With summer in full swing, you might think those that push anti-family and anti-life initiatives would take some time off, but no such luck. The abortion issue continues to heat up ahead of the U.S. election for the fall. Numerous states...
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Are you in Love with a Jerk?
June 18, 2024 By Haley Cloward Have you ever been or are you currently in a relationship with someone who could be the one? Do you love the person you are with because you feel totally comfortable with them, and you both just get each other on the most intimate level?...
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 concentric circles? The circles get bigger and bigger as they spread out. It is afascinating thing to observe. Ripples are a great metaphor for...
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 fever dream, 13-year-old Ash Eskridge found herself struggling with depression. She turned to social media to help her through the long, empty...
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 about it, and more things I hate. But one thing is certain…it has become a significant part of our daily lives and culture. The pull...
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 chance you haven’t been paying attention to the news or social media within the past week. Butker, an NFL player for the Kansas City Chiefs,...
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 year and a half, she has been battling pancreatic cancer. After aggressive treatment the doctors determined there was nothing more they...
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