by UFI Blog | Jan 30, 2018 | Family, Parents, Technology
By Erin Weist We live in a new time. The generation raising children now is doing something absolutely new that no one in the history of the entire world has done before: They are raising children with unprecedented amount of information streaming into their homes...
by UFI Blog | Sep 22, 2017 | Child Development, Family, Parents, social media, Technology
By Cathi Bond In today’s technological world we are bombarded with hundreds of images of ‘perfect’ men and women every day in all forms of media. Photo-laden social media sites like Facebook and Instagram can promote negative social comparisons. Typically on social...
by UFI Blog | Jun 19, 2017 | Marriage and Family, Media, Technology
by Alannah Hurley Recently, I did what some would call unfathomable, what some wish they could do, and what some have already done – I quit social media. At first it was hard not having that constant entertainment at my fingertips, but it also felt as though a burden...
by UFI Blog | Dec 19, 2016 | Family, Technology
by Tashica Jacobson Electronic devices are everywhere today. Many families own a TV, computer, laptop, and tablet, with each member also having a personal phone. A 2015 survey found that 90% of households in the United States have three or more devices that connect to...
by UFI Blog | Jul 14, 2016 | Family, Marriage, Media, Technology, Values
By Candice LeSueur GET UP, GET OUT, AND EXPLORE! This is the message the new Pokémon GO app is promoting, emphasizing that you “get on your feet and step outside to…explore cities and towns where you live–and even around the globe” in order to catch as...
by United Families International | May 24, 2016 | Abstinence, Child Development, Choice, Cohabitation, Domestic Violence, Education, Family, Free Speech, Media, Parental Rights, Parents, Research, Sexual Freedom, Technology, Values, Violence
Sexual content and violence on TV and the potential effect it has on our kids. by Cinthia Jahnsen We all have been there. The awkward moment where we feel that what we are watching on television, or at the movies is not appropriate for our kids. (OrUS for that...
