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Preserving Freedom and Women’s Sports
From the Desk: During the past few months of COVID isolation one thing many have missed is watching or participating in sports – whether it’s professional, college or the local High School competition. Lately, we have also heard an increase in conversations regarding...
Supreme Court Co-opts Legislative Power and Redefines Womanhood
From the Desk: Monday, June 15, 2020, will be remembered as a very dark day for women’s rights. United Families Board member, Camille Williams, gives her analysis of yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding three different cases involving LGBT rights. Does...
A World Without Women
From the Desk of Wendy Wixom: Oscar Wilde, an Irish playwright and poet once wrote, “Nowadays people know the price of everything but the value of nothing.” In many cultures, a daughter comes at a high price. She is considered a “drain on family resources” because...
Polyamory and the Domino Effect
From the Desk of Wendy Wixom: Today, we often hear the phrase “love just love” or “love don’t judge.” But, is using judgment to determine the consequences (short or long term) of a behavior judgmental or common sense? Actually, might sharing the information to help...
Homeschooling: is it as bad as some say?
Hello Friends! With the closure of schools due to the coronavirus, some parents have had to increase their attention to the education of their children. While some parents are overwhelmed by the added responsibilities, others are enjoying the opportunity to spend...
One blessing of coronavirus quarantine: Enforced family time
Dear Friends, The coronavirus has impacted families in multiple ways. There have been challenges and blessings. One thing we are reminded is that “family has always been the central source of influence, whether or not we have treated it that way.” Among the...
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Grief in the Time of Quarantine
Contributed by Marie Walker During the COVID 19 pandemic, many people are surprised by a vast array of emotion, and by their body’s physical reactions to stress. Part of the reason for the severity of many people’s reactions is that they are dealing with several forms...
Polyamory and the Domino Effect
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Kari McEvoy In 2013 Hans van Leeuwen of Leiden University set out to find just how powerful a domino chain reaction could be. Through a...
Harvard Magazine’s Misguided Attack on Homeschooling
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black It was my husband’s work schedule that proved to be the last straw. He had just started work as a pilot at a major airline, and, in...
One Blessing of Coronavirus Quarantine: Enforced Family Time
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. By Jenet Erickson on behalf of United Families International I’ll never forget sitting amid a group of family scholars, community leaders and parents and...
Sacrificing the Wellbeing of Children: New York’s Legalization of Commercial Surrogacy
By Katy Faust on behalf of United Families International Last year New York had a heated debate about overturning their decades-long ban on surrogacy enacted after the “Baby M” case where a surrogate did what mothers tend to do; bond with her baby and refuse to give...
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. Alternatively, when people have a diet consisting of primarily junk food, they will eventually find themselves dealing with health problems. As...
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