by United Families International | Oct 20, 2015 | Child Development, Choice, Drug Use, Education, Family, Freedom, Parental Rights, Parents, The Family, Values
by Jessica Westfall It is interesting to be look at views supporting decriminalization verses tough drug laws. I am encouraged by the views Mr. Hari’s shared in his TED talk. It has better helped me see a drug addict as a person, a person in need of help. I have...
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...
by United Families International | Sep 23, 2015 | Child Abuse, Child Development, Choice, Constitution, Diane Robertson, Education, Family, father, Free Speech, Freedom, Health Care, Life, Parental Rights, Parents, Schools, Sex Education, Sexual Orientation, Sovereignty, Supreme Court, The Family, Values
By Diane Robertson Parental rights in the United States are under attack. Among imposing state and city laws, to federal regulations, to over-zealous social workers, many parents are finding that their right to educate, discipline, teach independence, and decide what...
by United Families International | Aug 27, 2015 | Child Development, Choice, Family, Family Planning, father, Grandparents, Marriage, Parental Rights, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
by Rebecca Mallory When is it a good idea to lend adult children money? As young marrieds, we never had money. There was a time when we had three small kids and were working four jobs between us. We borrowed $5,000 from my husband’s parents for a down payment on...
by United Families International | Aug 24, 2015 | Abstinence, Child Development, Choice, Drug Use, Family, father, Free Speech, Freedom, Grandparents, Marriage, motherhood, Parental Rights, Parents, Sex Education, Sexual Freedom, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
by Erin Weist I have four boys. Four wonderful, mischievous, wrestling, tumbling, occasionally smelly little boys. Someday they will be young men. Then they will go on to become men. I burst with pride at this thought, hoping with all my heart they become valiant,...
by United Families International | Aug 12, 2015 | Bioethics, Child Development, Choice, Diane Robertson, Gender, Gender Identity, Health Care, motherhood, Parental Rights, Parents, Research, Same-Sex Attraction, Sexual Freedom, Transgender, UFI Blog, Values
by Diane Robertson Words are powerful. The phrase “the pen is mightier than the sword” has proven to be true. Today good arguments, science, statistics, philosophy, and religion all fail to the powerful word, “Bigot!” Every discussion ends at that one word. Bombs,...
