by UFI Blog | Aug 17, 2016 | Child Development, Diane Robertson, Education, Family, Free Speech, Gender, Gender Identity, Non-Discrimination, Parental Rights, Schools, Sexual Orientation, Transgender, Values
by Diane Robertson The Charlotte, North Carolina school district has established new guidelines concerning transgender students that will mostly go into effect when school starts Aug. 29th. The guidelines said to prevent bullying are definitely confusing. How is this...
by UFI Blog | Aug 15, 2016 | Child Development, Family, Free Speech, Freedom, Marriage and Family, Parental Rights, Sovereignty, UN, Values
by Erin Weist Once again a non-legislative bill introduced by the UN has worked its way into a country, not by the voice of the people but through unelected, unaffiliated bureaucrats with no sense of ownership or investment in the outcome. Panama, however, is showing...
by UFI Blog | Aug 9, 2016 | Child Abuse, Child Development, Choice, Divorce, Family, father, Grandparents, Marriage, Marriage and Family, motherhood, Parental Rights, Parents, Values
by Laura Friend Family Life Educators, Claudia and David Arp, describe blended families as “patchwork” families. The analogy is apropos. My husband’s grandmother, Anna Laura Tuttle Friend, lived to be 101 years old. Amidst the challenges of raising a large family...
by UFI Blog | Aug 3, 2016 | Abortion, Child Development, Choice, Diane Robertson, Family, Family Planning, Free Speech, Freedom, Health Care, motherhood, Parental Rights, Population Control, Sanctity of Life, Values
by Diane Robertson Years ago while living in Toronto, Canada, I found out that I was pregnant. But things were not going right. It was obvious the pregnancy would end as an early miscarriage. I went to a doctor. The doctor, upon finding out that I already had three...
by UFI Blog | Aug 2, 2016 | Abortion, adoption, Birth Rate, Child Development, Choice, Education, Family, Parental Rights, Parents, Sanctity of Life, Values
by Jennifer Johnson On a field trip bus ride I overheard some friends debate the controversial topic of abortion. One friend’s personal comment made the topic real for me. This friend is gifted, smart, one of the most capable people I have ever met. Yet before his...
by UFI Blog | Jul 26, 2016 | Child Development, Choice, Education, Family, Freedom, Parental Rights, Parents, Research, Schools, stay-at-home mom, The Family, Values
By Cinthia Jahnsen Have you ever thought of homeschooling as an option for your child’s education? My kids go to public school right now and I have loved their teachers. However, I do not love how much teachers seem to be losing their authority on how and what they...
