by United Families International | Jun 15, 2011 | father, motherhood, Parents, UFI Blog
By Rachel Allison Parents never retire. Even though our children are adults they are never far from our thoughts, and even now we look for positive ways to influence them. My husband and I read the following article together and realized that we could improve our...
by United Families International | Jun 7, 2011 | Child Development, Family, motherhood, Parents, UFI Blog
By Allison Malnar Realization: About a year ago, as I was making my bed I had the overwhelming feeling that I was wasting time. I felt my heart constrict as I thought about my children playing in the other room and I was not in there playing with them. I felt panic...
by United Families International | May 19, 2011 | adoption, father, motherhood, UFI Blog, Women's Rights
By Carol Soelberg Remember last summer and the controversy surrounding actress Jennifer Aniston? While promoting her new movie “The Switch,” Aniston had commented: “Women are realizing it more and more that you don’t have to settle. They...
by United Families International | May 6, 2011 | Abortion, Abstinence, motherhood, UFI Blog
by Ann Bailey “The only way to end abortion is to change popular culture,” insists my astute 20-year-old daughter. My question is “How exactly do you do that?” You have to be “hip and cool” to impact popular culture – which...
by United Families International | May 5, 2011 | Feminism, Marriage, motherhood, UFI Blog
If I had my child to raise all over again, I’d build self-esteem first, and the house later. I’d finger-paint more, and point the finger less. I would do less correcting and more connecting. I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes....
by United Families International | May 3, 2011 | Child Development, motherhood, Parents, UFI Blog
By Rachel Allison “We parents are the first and most important teachers of our children and teens. We must accept this fact as a personal challenge to our creative nature and to our intent. Our children will thrive in direct proportion to how reliably they can count...
