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 23, 2015 | Family, Marriage, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Gary Boyd Rachel Feintzeig, writing for the Wall Street Journal, discusses the influence of marital harmony on productivity in the workplace, and what some companies are doing support their employees and employees’ spouses. Each marriage, of course, comes with...
by United Families International | Jan 22, 2015 | Date rape, Domestic Violence, Education, Marriage, Media, Pedophilia, Polls, Pornography, Research, The Family, UFI Blog, Values, Violence
Kristen Jan Cannon There seems to be a major cultural shift surrounding our society in regards to tolerating, accepting, and even embracing pornography. Some people argue that it’s a healthy way to explore and understand your sexuality. A lot of couples claim that it...
by United Families International | Jan 19, 2015 | Abstinence, Cohabitation, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Education, Family, Marriage, Media, Polls, Research, Sexual Freedom, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Elise Ellsworth “Should we move in together?” Many couples living together today never paused to consider this question. Living together relationships are becoming increasingly popular, especially among twenty-somethings. There are some very common sense reasons for...
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 8, 2015 | Child Development, Education, Family, father, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
By: Kristen Jan Cannon There are many cases where children are reprimanded or scolded for lacking respect for their elders. We’ve all probably been there. “Don’t talk to your mother like that!” or “Have some respect for your father!” are common phrases used to put...