by United Families International | May 10, 2016 | Child Development, Choice, Family, Grandparents, motherhood, Parents, Values
By Cinthia Jahnsen A few days ago, a woman shared a few obituaries with me. She apparently really enjoyed reading obituaries and thought I would enjoy listening to a few. One obituary was about a woman who had died in August of 2008. It said that her “presence will...
by United Families International | May 9, 2016 | Child Development, Choice, Family, father, Freedom, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, Religion, Values
by Erin Weist This morning my husband made an interesting observation. We were busy in the bustle of trying to get ready to leave the house to go to church (someday I’m sure I’ll understand why this is such a Herculean effort that takes an inordinate amount of time!)...
by United Families International | May 4, 2016 | Child Development, Choice, Diane Robertson, Education, Family, father, Free Speech, Freedom, Health Care, Parental Rights, Parents, Research, Schools, Values
by Diane Robertson Parents if you haven’t thought about homeschooling yet, this just might provoke it. The senate recently passed a bill– S. 227 or SERTA (Strengthening Education Through Research Act)—that will allow the federal government to conduct academic...
by United Families International | May 3, 2016 | Child Development, Choice, Family, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, Religion, Values
by Erin Weist I have 5 young children and my life revolves around them. It is a beautiful, wonderful life that I never even imagined and I am continually struck by these blessings in my life. But sometimes, it’s hard. Sometimes, it’s stressful. Sometimes (ok, most...
by United Families International | May 3, 2016 | Child Abuse, Child Development, Choice, Drug Use, Education, Family, Parents, Values, Violence
By Cinthia Jahnsen A look into bullying, its effects and how we can help. We have all heard the phrase, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.”. I remember saying that to kids who were teasing me or saying hurtful things as...
by United Families International | Apr 21, 2016 | Abstinence, Child Development, Choice, Cohabitation, Divorce, Education, Family, Marriage, Media, Parental Rights, Parents, Planned Parenthood, Pornography, Schools, Sex Education, Sexual Freedom, Technology, Values
by Mekelle Tenney What happened to your standards America? What happened to your morality? I am both amazed and disgusted at our entertainment today. Amazed that we can’t find anything other than sex to write and joke about and disgusted that we are entertained by it....