by UFI Blog | Apr 5, 2018 | Child Development, Family, Gender Identity, Parents, Transgender
By Tonya Cox I have a delightful 3-year-old granddaughter named Ellie. She is a girl that knows her own mind and is highly intelligent with an emotional awareness and vocabulary that rivals children many years older. She knows what she wants and often seeks to dictate...
by UFI Blog | Dec 12, 2017 | Child Development, Family, father, Marriage and Family
By Tonya Cox My son and his wife just had their first baby and he is thrilled with this new role. It is a privilege and responsibility he has looked forward to and he takes it seriously. In America there are a reported 72 million fathers! Most countries around the...
by UFI Blog | Oct 26, 2017 | Child Development, Choice, Family, Marriage, Marriage and Family, Parents, UFI
By Elise Ellsworth On a trip to the Massachusetts, US, shore my husband and I found ourselves in a heated disagreement. The topic has of course escaped my memory, but a family trip had definitely gone sour. As the words of anger flew back and forth we noticed...
by UFI Blog | Sep 25, 2017 | Child Development, Parents
By Cathi Bond It seems that the kids raised in today’s society are taught to think and act more entitled than ever before. Where has this come from, and why is so entrenched in our society? In her article entitled “Narcissistic Children and Teens: Does Your Child Act...
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 | Sep 18, 2017 | Child Development, Family, Grandparents, Parents
By Ashley Corbaley I do not live far from Houston and Hurricane Harvey hit much too close to home. As word that Harvey had turned from a tropical storm to a Category 3 hurricane, then a Category 4, panic spread throughout my town. I went to the store to find the...