by United Families International | Feb 26, 2015 | Child Development, Drug Use, Family, father, Grandparents, Marriage, Media, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values, working mothers
Elise Ellsworth Christian preacher and theologian Peter Marshall once counseled a couple whose family was being ripped apart by excessive materialism – “What good is a beautiful house,” he asked, “filled with expensive furniture, if there isn’t any love between those...
by United Families International | Feb 25, 2015 | Birth Rate, Breastfeeding, Child Development, Diane Robertson, Family, Family Planning, father, Health Care, Marriage, motherhood, Parental Rights, Parents, Single Mothers, The Family, UFI Blog, Values, Women's Rights, working mothers
Diane Robertson Last December the Supreme Court heard arguments about the workplace and pregnancy. A pregnant employee wanted UPS to accommodate her pregnancy by switching her to a job where she would not have to lift heavy packages. UPS refused, so the woman took...
by United Families International | Dec 22, 2014 | Child Development, Feminism, motherhood, UFI Blog, working mothers
In today’s world it appears that caring for and teaching children is considered to be a profession – as long as they’re not your own. By Jessika Allsop with contributions from Mary Johnatakis When I first found out I was pregnant, the most common question I was asked...
by United Families International | Nov 14, 2014 | Child Development, Cohabitation, Divorce, Drug Use, Family, father, Grandparents, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, Sexual Freedom, Single Mothers, stay-at-home mom, The Family, UFI Blog, Values, working mothers
Maddi Gillel Beverly was six or seven when her parents divorced. She had a brother just 2-3 years older and 2 sisters older than that. Her mother, of course, had to go to work, and just as important, find a new man in her life. So Beverly and her brother went home...
by United Families International | Nov 13, 2014 | adoption, Birth Rate, Breastfeeding, Child Development, Family, Family Planning, father, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, stay-at-home mom, The Family, UFI Blog, Values, working mothers
Rebecca Mallory We thought there was pressure raising our four girls during the 80’s. All four girls are now very busy wives and mothers but believe me, my life was cake compared to theirs. In the 80’s my diaper bag said “Safeway” on it....
by United Families International | Nov 7, 2014 | Abstinence, Birth Rate, Child Development, Cohabitation, Demographic Decline, Divorce, Education, Family, Feminism, Marriage, Parents, Population Control, Schools, Sexual Freedom, The Family, UFI Blog, Values, Women's Rights, working mothers
Mekelle Tenney Over the last 50 years the fertility rate among Americans has dropped from 3.65 to 1.89. The rate of households with one child or more under the age of 18 has also made a significant drop from 48.8% to 32.3%. In 2010 only 30% of high school girls and...
