by United Families International | Apr 15, 2015 | Child Development, Children's Rights, Family, UFI Blog
Diane Robertson In 2005, Canada quietly legalized gay marriage. Unlike the United States, there was never a fight or a court case, or really much ado about it. It just happened. And since then, we haven’t heard if gay marriage changed anything about Canada. Until now…...
by United Families International | Dec 4, 2014 | adoption, Child Development, Family, UFI Blog
Rebecca Mallory If you remember this great number 1 hit from “Sister Sledge” in the ’70’s, then that dates us both! (I always thought it was “The Pointer Sisters” who sang that. Nope!) We are family. Sometimes I sit in church...
by United Families International | Apr 25, 2013 | Education, Family, motherhood, Parents, Religion, Schools
Rebecca Mallory National headlines from the past news week have undoubtedly set most Americans on edge. Shocking scenes of the tragedy at the Boston marathon finish line and the fiery images after the explosion of a fertilizer plant in Waco, Texas leave us all...
by United Families International | Jun 1, 2012 | Family, Parents
A Six Step Guide to Family Conflict Resolution Ezra Hamilton Conflict in life is impossible to avoid. We encounter conflict in our workplace, at school, with friends and even within the most important environment in our lives, our families. Each unique situation where...
by United Families International | Apr 1, 2011 | Child Development, Family, Parents, UFI Blog
UN Releases Publication on the Role of Fathers In a somewhat surprising deviation from its usual habit of focusing almost exclusively on “women and the girl child,” the UN recently released its publication Men in Families and Family Policy in a Changing...