by United Families International | Mar 30, 2015 | Child Development, Family, Family Planning, father, Grandparents, Parents, Research, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Caitlin Woolbert Families are becoming busier and busier in their schedules and are involved in more activities outside of the home. Researchers have studied children of all ages and looked at whether age influences the amount of time a child is willing to spend...
by United Families International | Mar 25, 2015 | Child Development, Education, Family, Family Planning, father, Grandparents, motherhood, Parents, Religion, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Chuck Malone Time is Limited! As co-parents of 5 active children, my wife and I determined early on that we would only have a limited time to create lasting and hopefully character building experiences as a family. We watched older children of other family’s, age and...
by United Families International | Mar 10, 2015 | Birth Rate, Child Development, Divorce, Family, Family Planning, father, Grandparents, Health Care, Marriage, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Tashica Jacobson My Nutrition and Foods teacher, in high school, was a fun talkative lady. She cared about each of her students and had unique way of getting us to look at the world. One day she told us that both of her parents were only children…which at first...
by United Families International | Mar 3, 2015 | Family, father, Grandparents, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Nathalie Bowman The Quest for Perfection is all consuming. Many women have an ideal of the perfect life, and beat themselves up for not being able to attain it, or they put on a mask and pretend they’re perfect even though they know they’re not. Neither way brings...
by United Families International | Feb 26, 2015 | Child Development, Drug Use, Family, father, Grandparents, Marriage, Media, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values, working mothers
Elise Ellsworth Christian preacher and theologian Peter Marshall once counseled a couple whose family was being ripped apart by excessive materialism – “What good is a beautiful house,” he asked, “filled with expensive furniture, if there isn’t any love between those...
by United Families International | Feb 20, 2015 | Child Development, Education, Family, Family Planning, father, Grandparents, Marriage, Parents, Religion, Research, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Tashica Jacobson Many joys come from family life. It allows us to be in a situation where we can give and receive love, feel fulfillment, and accomplish goals. But that does not mean that it is without its challenges. Having a family and even dealing with life’s daily...
