by United Families International | May 26, 2015 | Abstinence, Child Development, Choice, Drug Use, Family, father, Freedom, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
by Nathalie Bowman I write what’s in my heart. I don’t study statistics or research papers. I write what I know to be true. As this is my last blog post for United Families International, I want to share some thoughts from my heart about families in hopes it will be...
by United Families International | May 18, 2015 | Child Development, UFI Blog, Values
by Rebecca Mallory “Honesty is the best policy” is a famous proverb written by Benjamin Franklin. Even Wikipedia says that “Honesty refers to a facet of moral character and connotes positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness,...
by United Families International | May 11, 2015 | Child Development, Parents, UFI Blog
by Kelsi Shipley It’s loud and cold, but you don’t notice. Your son is playing in the state football championship game. He has worked relentlessly to be ready for this game. He’s been hitting the gym, attending practices, and has even missed hanging out with friends...
by United Families International | May 7, 2015 | Child Development, Parents, UFI Blog
By: Kristen Jan Cannon Do you ever think about how your parents raised you? What do you appreciate about them? What would you absolutely do differently? How much has your life course been influenced due to your parents’ parenting style? And how are you going to parent...
by United Families International | May 6, 2015 | Child Development, Divorce, UFI Blog
Author’s name with held by request On October 26th, 2013 a phone call changed my world forever and caused me to reevaluate just how much my family had been impacted by my parent’s divorce. “I have terrible news,” my father said–a phrase that would prove to...
by United Families International | May 6, 2015 | Child Development, motherhood, Parents, UFI Blog
by Diane Robertson Many women today want to make a difference in the world—they want to be part of something important. To them that means doing well in school, going to a big name college and succeeding in their career of choice. Some women think it means traveling...