by United Families International | Jan 26, 2015 | Child Development, Drug Use, Education, Family, Family Planning, father, Health Care, motherhood, Parents, Research, Schools, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Tashica Jacobson There are many things that parents try to accomplish with their children. They try to get them to eat vegetables, do homework, and keep up on household chores. But what is the ultimate goal of parenting; what should parents really try to accomplish?...
by United Families International | Jan 13, 2015 | motherhood, Parents, UFI Blog
Do you extend to your children the same courtesies that you offer to your friends? By Nathalie Bowman The other day as I was making dinner, my son came to me with a question. He kept going on with details. I knew the situation and what he was asking, so before he was...
by United Families International | Jan 9, 2015 | Birth Rate, Child Development, Cohabitation, Drug Use, Family, father, Marriage, Media, motherhood, Parents, Sanctity of Life, Schools, Single Mothers, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Mekelle Tenney The Center for Disease Control and Prevention published a study conducted in 2013 that stated the following: 20% of high school students reported having had five or more alcoholic drinks in a row 18% of high school students reported having had a drink...
by United Families International | Jan 6, 2015 | Education, Family, Health Care, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Nathalie Bowman It’s 2015. Shouts of “Happy New Year!” are fading away and your New Year’s resolutions are needing some attention. Or not. I must admit, I don’t have “resolutions” this year. Or any year. I’m not a natural at setting goals. I have other strengths, but...
by United Families International | Dec 30, 2014 | Child Development, Education, Family, father, Grandparents, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Tracy Allen Aren’t we all motivated by the turning of the calendar? December thirty first of each year not only causes many of us to turn our thoughts to the past twelve months, but also to face the next twelve months with hope and resolution to make it a happier and...
by United Families International | Dec 24, 2014 | Child Development, Diane Robertson, Family, father, Media, motherhood, Parents, Religion, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Sometimes we find ourselves thinking and worrying about all that is wrong in the world. Yet, there’s much that is right and good. Diane Robertson To my children tonight, I read the words, “Every Who down in Who-ville, the tall and the small, Was singing! Without any...