by United Families International | Feb 2, 2016 | Child Development, Choice, Cohabitation, Family, Family Planning, father, Marriage, Parents, Research, The Family, Values, working mothers
by Tashica Jacobson A common phrase heard over and over during my schooling was “married individuals are happier, healthier, and make more money.” This can seem hard to believe as my husband and I experience the struggle to pay bills and survive the tension of weekly...
by United Families International | Jan 11, 2016 | Choice, Constitution, Drug Use, Education, Family, Free Speech, Freedom, Media, Research, Schools, Technology, The Family, Values
by Erin Weist Coming up this month my state is reconvening for the second session of the state legislature. It is a great time to get educated and involved, these weeks before they meet. It gives me a chance to study upcoming bills, discover proposed issues, contact...
by United Families International | Dec 14, 2015 | Abstinence, Child Development, Choice, Drug Use, Education, Family, Health Care, Media, Research, Schools, Values
by Erin Weist I ran across some interesting statistics on the Centers for Disease Control website about teens and it seemed like important information to share. These statistics come from studies done from 1991-2013 as part of a Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance and...
by United Families International | Dec 8, 2015 | Abstinence, AIDS, Child Development, Choice, Education, Family, Free Speech, Gender, Health Care, Parents, Pornography, Research, Same-Sex Attraction, Schools, Sex Education, Sexual Freedom, Sexual Orientation, Sexually Transmitted Disease, Values
by Jessica Westfall It’s not new news that there are explicit sexual education programs being implemented throughout the western world. It’s hard as a parent to know what to do. In May, Toronto held a boycott against the curriculum, almost 35,000 students...
by United Families International | Nov 12, 2015 | Child Development, Drug Use, Family, father, Grandparents, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, Research, The Family, Values
Tashica Jacobson Basic, while typically thought of as simple or easy, it is the most crucial to an outcome. For example basic math, which is elementary material is what makes up our ability to solve calculous and trigonometry problems. Replacing that basic...
by United Families International | Nov 4, 2015 | Child Development, Education, Family, motherhood, Parents, Research, Schools, The Family, Values
by Jessica Westfall I have always been drawn to the behaviorist approach. The ability to support good behavior and ignore or punish bad behavior and get desired results sits well with me. However, I have been reading Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn, and he...
