by United Families International | Mar 29, 2011 | Divorce, Marriage, Religion, UFI Blog
By Rachel Allison Have you ever had a life-changing conversation with friends? A conversation that blindsided you to the point where years later that conversation remains seared in your memory? I can think of one. Several years ago, I was having lunch with two good...
by United Families International | Jan 31, 2011 | Child Development, Divorce, Marriage, Myth Buster, Parents, UFI Blog
If your marriage is unhappy and you feel like a divorce would be better for your children, you might want to think again. Studies have determined that divorces in high-conflict marriages have a neutral or beneficial effect on a child. Children from low-conflict...
by United Families International | Jan 26, 2011 | Divorce, Research, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, UFI Blog
What role do parents and childhood family experiences have on the development of an individual’s same-sex behavior? That’s a question that is often directed our way – in fact we received an inquiry on the topic today. So we’re passing on some of the...
by United Families International | Jan 10, 2011 | Divorce, Family, Marriage, Research, UFI Blog
Unfortunately, the bad news for children of divorce continues to pile up. This time a new study showing that children whose parents divorce are more than twice (2.2 times) as likely to suffer a stroke at some point during their lives as children who grew up in intact...
by United Families International | Dec 8, 2010 | Cohabitation, Divorce, father, Marriage, UFI Blog
Last week we published the results of our UFI Family Poll (on UFI’s home page). The question was asked “What is the strongest predictor of juvenile violence and crime?” Ninety-six percent of our readers said “fatherlessness.” Several people contacted UFI and asked...
