by UFI Blog | Oct 21, 2025 | addiction, Child Development, Family, Media, Parents, Pornography, social media, Technology
October 20, 2025 By: Erika Casamalhuapa With the rise of the internet and electronic devices, pornography use and porn addiction has increased over the last few decades, infiltrating families and homes. Porn addiction has become a rampant problem among adults and...
by UFI Blog | Feb 21, 2025 | addiction, Family, Media, Parents, Pornography, Sex Education, Sexuality, social media, Technology, The Family
February 21, 2025 By Rachel Schnepf Recently a pop singer named Gracie Abrams did an interview with Cosmopolitan Magazine. In it, she discussed various topics of her career, dating, health, therapy, and surprisingly- pornography. She didn’t delve deep into the...
by UFI Blog | Nov 27, 2024 | Family, Parents, social media, Technology
November 27, 2024 By Linda Sulzen Parents have called for bans of smartphones for children under 16 years old as risks associated with cell phone usage have come to light. Author of the article, “Inside the fight for smartphone-free childhoods,” Pippa Bailey asked the...
by UFI Blog | Sep 16, 2024 | Family, Sexuality, social media, Technology, Transgender
September 16, 2024 By Rebecca Tingey In July of 2021, a twelve-year-old boy was found dead in his Oklahoma home, and it is believed the death was caused because he participated in the blackout challenge on TikTok. The challenge was to choke yourself until you black...
by UFI Blog | Jun 5, 2024 | Family, Parents, Sex Education, Sexuality, social media, Technology
June 5, 2024 By Rebecca Heiner Part 2 of 2 During the height of the 2020 pandemic, when everyday felt like an apocalyptic fever dream, 13-year-old Ash Eskridge found herself struggling with depression. She turned to social media to help her through the long, empty...
by UFI Blog | May 27, 2024 | Family, Parents, social media, Technology
May 27, 2024 By Rebecca Heiner Part 1 of 2 Social media and I have a love/hate relationship. There are some things I love about it, and more things I hate. But one thing is certain…it has become a significant part of our daily lives and culture. The pull...