by United Families International | Oct 15, 2014 | Child Development, Diane Robertson, Divorce, Education, Family, father, Gender, Marriage, Non-Discrimination, Parents, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Schools, Sexual Orientation, Single Mothers, stay-at-home mom, Supreme Court, The Family, UFI Blog, Values, working mothers
Diane Robertson I turned 39 today! Yup, that’s right. Today is my 39th birthday. Next year, I will be the big 4-0. A lot has happened in my almost forty years. I remember how in the fourth grade I was asked to draw a picture depicting something that would happen in...
by United Families International | Jun 26, 2014 | Child Development, Constitution, Education, Family, motherhood, Parents, Schools, The Family, UFI Blog, working mothers
Rebecca Mallory You’ve heard it said a million times: “There are two kinds of people. Those who make it happen and those who sit back and watch it happen.” That is so true! I asked some people this past week what they would love to see in this blog....
by United Families International | May 16, 2014 | Child Development, Family, father, Grandparents, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, Religion, Single Mothers, The Family, UFI Blog, Values, working mothers
Elise Ellsworth Years ago in a class on family relationships someone asked the students what they liked about their childhood family. There were many varied responses but we all paused for a moment when one respondent offered a unique response – “forgiveness.” ...
by United Families International | Jun 19, 2013 | motherhood, Parents, working mothers
Ann Bailey “[P]arents should view the costs of child care as an investment in their career,” stated an article on Time-Management Strategies for Working Parents. This was the final sentence in an article from a major media source that offered “advice for fostering a...
by United Families International | May 15, 2013 | Child Development, Education, Family, motherhood, Parents, stay-at-home mom, The Family, Values, working mothers
Rachel Allison I recently read the following: I am totally convinced that once a woman has borne a child, she owes that child herself more than anything else in the first five years of his life… I fear that raising emotion-starved and love-starved children can produce...
by United Families International | Apr 2, 2013 | Child Development, Education, Family, Feminism, Grandparents, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, stay-at-home mom, The Family, UN, Values, Women's Rights, working mothers
Rachel Allison As major conferences are held at the United Nations, men and women from all over the world come to New York City to support a particular cause or share their grievances with those who will listen. Many plan what are called “side events” and these side...
