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...
by United Families International | Dec 22, 2014 | Child Development, Feminism, motherhood, UFI Blog, working mothers
In today’s world it appears that caring for and teaching children is considered to be a profession – as long as they’re not your own. By Jessika Allsop with contributions from Mary Johnatakis When I first found out I was pregnant, the most common question I was asked...
by United Families International | Dec 19, 2014 | Child Development, Education, Family, father, motherhood, Parents, Religion, Schools, stay-at-home mom, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Rachel Allison My husband and I have totally different parenting styles. I have often wondered how I ended up being the strict disciplinarian. He on the other hand had an open-door policy with our children. Any time a discussion or heart to heart conversation was...
