by UFI Blog | Oct 30, 2020 | Child Development, Family, Parents
By Stephanie Batty I told my kids, “You have two choices: stay inside and clean or go outside and play.” Not surprisingly, my children choose to go outside and play ninety-nine percent of the time, and I love it. Don’t get me wrong, my kids have...
by UFI Blog | Feb 11, 2020 | Child Development, Parents
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 of period...
by UFI Blog | Oct 1, 2019 | Child Development, Education, Family, Schools
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black While many families were busy sending their children off to begin a new school year, I spent much of my time August 26 through 28 at...
by UFI Blog | Jan 15, 2019 | Child Development, Family, stay-at-home mom, working mothers
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, When I was around five, my mother returned to work. The memory of my life at home with her before she returned to the workplace was for many years tinged by a palpable sadness. I missed being at home with her. So when I...
by UFI Blog | Jan 2, 2019 | Child Development, Family, UFI
By Kaelie Lemmon As stated by Lao Tzu, “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” I discovered this profound truth in my teenage years. Although I had previously experienced small, nearly unrecognizable feelings...
by UFI Blog | Jun 10, 2018 | Child Development, Family, father, Marriage and Family, Parents
by Courtney Aintablian Fatherless-ness: it is an epidemic. We see it in our schools, work places, churches – you cannot miss it. It has become the “norm” to see a mother raising her children on her own.. What has happened in our society? Have men lost their sense of...
