by United Families International | Mar 23, 2015 | Child Development, Drug Use, Education, Family, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Kristen Jan Cannon An important parenting lesson that many parents often fail to learn is helping children understand the major difference between shame and guilt. Unfortunately, adults often don’t understand this concept themselves, and mixing these two very...
by United Families International | Mar 19, 2015 | Child Development, Family, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Erika Walker I recently became reminded of a television show that I watched occasionally in high school. The program centered around a close-knit mother-daughter duo who reside in a small town. Throughout the show, the closeness of their relationship is attributed to...
by United Families International | Mar 17, 2015 | Child Development, Education, Family, father, Media, motherhood, Parents, Research, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Nathalie Bowman The concerns: “Leave me Alone!” your 7 year old shouts at you as he runs to his bedroom and slams the door, angry that you’re not giving him what he wants even though he knows he has to do his chores first. You turn around and there is your 12 year old...
by United Families International | Mar 15, 2015 | Child Development, Family, father, Marriage, Media, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Kelsi Shipley Recently I had a conversation with an adorable five-year-old boy. At one point he confided in me that he thinks his mom is a negative person. Knowing this boy’s mother, I was surprised by the accusation, and assured him she wasn’t. We talked about...
by United Families International | Mar 13, 2015 | adoption, Child Development, Defense of Marriage Act, Family, Free Speech, Gender, Marriage, Parents, Proposition 8, Research, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Sexual Freedom, Sexual Orientation, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Gary Boyd Proponents of same-sex marriage have won ground over their opposition during the last two decades. In a rather scary, yet perfectly logical article, Joseph Farah gives us an idea of what may be coming next. This past Valentine’s Day, Thailand saw a three-way...
by United Families International | Mar 10, 2015 | Birth Rate, Child Development, Divorce, Family, Family Planning, father, Grandparents, Health Care, Marriage, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Tashica Jacobson My Nutrition and Foods teacher, in high school, was a fun talkative lady. She cared about each of her students and had unique way of getting us to look at the world. One day she told us that both of her parents were only children…which at first...