by United Families International | Mar 25, 2015 | Child Development, Education, Family, Family Planning, father, Grandparents, motherhood, Parents, Religion, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Chuck Malone Time is Limited! As co-parents of 5 active children, my wife and I determined early on that we would only have a limited time to create lasting and hopefully character building experiences as a family. We watched older children of other family’s, age and...
by United Families International | Mar 24, 2015 | Child Development, Drug Use, Education, Family, Free Speech, Media, Pornography, Research, UFI Blog, Values
Elise Ellsworth In recent years it seems that the news media has all but succeeded in making pornography appear harmless. An article published early in 2014 claimed that there is “no such thing as porn addiction” and that there were positive benefits to children and...
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 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 11, 2015 | Abortion, Abstinence, Bioethics, Birth Rate, Cohabitation, Education, Free Speech, Health Care, Media, Planned Parenthood, Population Control, Pornography, Religion, Same-Sex Marriage, Sanctity of Life, Sex Education, Sexual Freedom, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Mekelle Tenney Freedom can only be maintained within a society that also maintains morality. When Alexis De Tocqueville visited America and analyzed her political system he posed the question, “How could society fail to perish if, while the political bond is relaxed,...
by United Families International | Mar 6, 2015 | Child Development, Education, Family, father, Gender, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, Schools, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Erika Walker In the realm of family studies the role of mothers is often researched and discussed. After all, between the two parents mothers typically spend the most time with their children, and are therefore responsible for the majority of the teaching, comforting,...
