by United Families International | Oct 19, 2015 | Abstinence, Child Development, Choice, Education, Family, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, Religion, Sex Education, Sexual Freedom, The Family, Values
by Christie Masters When my children were very young, I answered questions like “Mommy, where do babies come from?” with a comfortably undetailed, “They are a gift from God”. This worked until one of my young daughters wanted to know if she would be given a baby even...
by United Families International | Oct 13, 2015 | Child Development, Choice, Drug Use, Education, Family, Freedom, Health Care, Media, Research, Sanctity of Life, Schools, The Family, Values
By Jessica Westfall Last week Johann Hari’s views on drug legalization and human connections were explored, let’s look at an opposing side. Addiction psychiatrist from Arizona, Dr. Ed Gogek, has written a book titled, Marijuana Debunked. While Gogek...
by United Families International | Oct 9, 2015 | Child Development, Education, Family, Freedom, Parents, Schools, stay-at-home mom, Values, working mothers
By Beckie Mann Remember kindergarten? The bright sunny classroom full of toys with a piano in the corner, naptime on little mats, the cute furry classroom mascot, and memorizing the Gettysburg’s address for the school’s President’s Day picnic. Oh, wait. That was a...
by United Families International | Oct 8, 2015 | Child Development, Education, Family, Media, motherhood, Parents, Values
by Becky Mann Most Saturday afternoons you will find my youngest son and me at the laundromat. While the machines are doing the heavy work, you will hear me reading to my son. You may recognize Jules Verne, Louis L’amour, or J.K. Rowling. My fifteen year-old is long...
by United Families International | Oct 6, 2015 | Child Development, Choice, Drug Use, Education, Family, Media, Research, Technology, The Family, Values
by Jessica Westfall Part 1 This is the first of a three part series exploring the debate around legalization of marijuana and decriminalization of all drugs. “Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong” is a TED talk by Johann Hari. It has become pretty...
by United Families International | Oct 5, 2015 | Child Development, Constitution, Education, Family, Free Speech, Freedom, Media, Parental Rights, Schools, Sovereignty, Technology, Values
by JaKell Sullivan The federal government has absolutely no constitutional right to control curriculum, but they’re doing it anyway. In a 2011 video for the Whitehouse’s Learning Registry, Steve Midgley, the Deputy Director of Education Technology for the US...