by United Families International | Dec 30, 2011 | Feminism, Marriage, motherhood, Polls, UFI Blog
We asked UFI readers the following question: “Is the societal shift toward women as the primary wage earner and men as “house husbands” a good thing or a bad thing?” Here is their response: 3 Percent “Good Thing” 89 Percent “Bad...
by United Families International | Dec 19, 2011 | Abortion, Family, father, Feminism, motherhood, Same-Sex Marriage, stay-at-home mom, UFI Blog, working mothers
Ann Bailey Sitting there in the dentist’s office, the Reader’s Digest cover caught my attention. Smartly-dressed Michelle Obama grinned at me from the cover and the headline read: “Michelle Obama’s Family Values.” But it was the quote from her that really got me...
by United Families International | Dec 14, 2011 | Abortion, Child Development, motherhood, Parents, UFI Blog
Ann Bailey “Some of the most important learning we ever do happens before we are born, while we are still in the womb,” states Annie Murphy Paul, author of “Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives. As she tells of remarkable...
by United Families International | Nov 28, 2011 | Child Development, father, motherhood, Myth Buster, UFI Blog
Talk about controversial topics! This is one many mothers would choose to avoid. However, with 70 percent of American mothers with minor children in the labor force (60 percent of those with children under age three), the question certainly needs to be asked and...
by United Families International | Nov 15, 2011 | Family, father, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
by Rachel Allison Several days ago I was reading an article by Meg Mirshak entitled “Poor Parenting Leads Youth to Violent Crime.” The article printed in the Augusta Chronicle upset me and I’m sure many other readers. Crime cases were cited involving children as...
by United Families International | Sep 26, 2011 | Family, Feminism, motherhood, UFI Blog, Values, Women's Rights
by Rachel Allison The title “Why Working Moms Are Happier” was a taunt that caught my attention. The article by Laurie Tarkan first suggests that “women who believe they can do it all—the successful career, the clean house, a home-cooked meal every night—may be more...
