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Distracted Parenting
By Ashley Corbaley We all have seen it: a mom or dad busily scrolling or texting away on their cell phone on the park bench while ... Read more
The Solution to Gun Violence No One is Talking About
By Miriam Merrill Regardless of which side of the gun control dichotomy you fall on, I think we can all agree on one thing: lives are ... Read more
Who Has Your Back
Some people have your back When it comes to protecting the integrity of the family and traditional values, one entity at the United ... Read more
Who Has Your Back?
From the desk of Tori Black: Here at UFI, we are in the thick of preparations for attending the UN during the Commission on the ... Read more
Families and Addiction
By Ashley Corbaley When most people hear the word “addiction” they think of being dependent on a substance such drugs or alcohol. ... Read more
Let’s Talk About Intimacy : Sex Education
By Marci Nelson When I was in the 8th grade, I borrowed a book from my school library. It was a romance novel and, having read a ... Read more
Five Easy Ways You Can Advocate for the Family Today
By Miriam Merrill Most of us have a desire to advocate for families, but in the midst of frightening headlines and threatening policy ... Read more
Perfectly Normal
By Tonya Cox I am sure we can all remember the first time we had the talk about “the birds and the bees.” In my experience, most kids ... Read more
Growing Up on Social Media
By Ashley Corbaley Take a picture, ask questions later. That is how many parents in the world are doing it these days. From potty ... Read more
Surrogacy: The Unintended Consequences
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, For those like us, who value the family, the inability to have a child is a heavy ... Read more
Raising Kids in the Technological Age
By Erin Weist We live in a new time. The generation raising children now is doing something absolutely new that no one in the ... Read more
Fathers: Doing More, Challenged More, Needed More Than Ever.
By McKayla Skinner There are currently an estimated 70.1 million fathers in the United States. Most of them consider their role as ... Read more
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