by United Families International | May 11, 2015 | Child Development, Parents, UFI Blog
by Kelsi Shipley It’s loud and cold, but you don’t notice. Your son is playing in the state football championship game. He has worked relentlessly to be ready for this game. He’s been hitting the gym, attending practices, and has even missed hanging out with friends...
by United Families International | May 6, 2015 | Child Development, motherhood, Parents, UFI Blog
by Diane Robertson Many women today want to make a difference in the world—they want to be part of something important. To them that means doing well in school, going to a big name college and succeeding in their career of choice. Some women think it means traveling...
by United Families International | Apr 15, 2015 | Child Development, Children's Rights, Family, UFI Blog
Diane Robertson In 2005, Canada quietly legalized gay marriage. Unlike the United States, there was never a fight or a court case, or really much ado about it. It just happened. And since then, we haven’t heard if gay marriage changed anything about Canada. Until now…...
by United Families International | Dec 4, 2014 | adoption, Child Development, Family, UFI Blog
Rebecca Mallory If you remember this great number 1 hit from “Sister Sledge” in the ’70’s, then that dates us both! (I always thought it was “The Pointer Sisters” who sang that. Nope!) We are family. Sometimes I sit in church...
by United Families International | May 21, 2013 | Child Development, Family, Parents
Aubrey Wood & Kirstie Steel Many of us would be appalled if we were in a grocery store and watched as a parent smacked the back of their child’s head for the offense of reaching for a box of cookies the parent had just denied. But how many of us would feel the...
