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Families and Media: You Are What You Eat
by Sarah Justensen When individuals consistently eat nutritious foods, they will promote their own health and wellness. ... Read more
More women are in the workforce than men. Should we celebrate or be concerned?
Hello Friends, Because of historical discrimination against girls and women in education and careers, females have benefited from ... Read more
More women are in the workforce than men. Should we celebrate or be concerned?
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. By Jenet Erickson for ... Read more
Not If, But When: Arming Our Girls for Menstruation Mishaps
by KayLynn Wheeler We have all heard the terms shark week, Aunt Flo, and the crimson wave. Many of us hear these terms and know ... Read more
Bella Thorne Became Bella Porn? A Research Response to an ex-Disney Princess
Hello Friends, The evidence is so strong that pornography has a detrimental effect on individuals and relationships that it is ... Read more
Lessons from Dumbledore: Standing Up to Anti-Science Activism
Hello Friends, I have a confession. I did not especially like the Harry Potter books when they first came out. My children loved ... Read more
Bethlehem and the Gift of the Family
Contributed by Tori Black Every December for the last three years, I have participated in a community event in San Diego ... Read more
The Equal Rights Amendment – Not Dead and Still Dangerous
This image is from the Florida Memory Project hosted at the State Archive of Florida and is released to the public domain in the ... Read more
Preparing Children to Guard Their Hearts and Minds
By Eleah Boyd According to statista.com, there are somewhere between 500,000 and one million newly published book titles every year ... Read more
Preparing Children to Guard Their Hearts and Minds
Hello Friends, Have you ever had a child come home with an assignment that she just couldn’t bring herself to read? Not because she ... Read more
Injuring the Innocent: The Pernicious Effect of Pornography on Home and Society
In 1624, John Donne, metaphysical poet and cleric in the Church of England, wrote: No man is an island entire of itself; every man ... Read more
Why Shame a Mother for Wanting to be a Mother?
Hello Friends, I can’t tell you the number of women I know who, while pregnant, said they intend to return to work as soon as their ... Read more
United Families International is thrilled to be working with University Students from around Uganda to provide a greater understanding on a variety of topics. These forum events will touch on topics ranging from relationships to personal development - leadership to basic financial literacy. These are skills to put in your tool box that can lead to a more successful future for you and for the community in which you live.