by United Families International | Nov 26, 2013 | Abstinence, Child Development, Divorce, Marriage, UFI Blog
Monica Nicholas & Taylor Evans “Living apart from natural fathers can be associated with poverty and negative outcomes for children.” Lisa Calderwood, London University, Institute of Education Scotty was a happy little four year old boy when his parents were...
by United Families International | Nov 13, 2013 | Abstinence, Divorce, Family, Marriage, Research, UFI Blog
Elise Ellsworth When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney spoke at a college commencement this past year he chose an interesting topic to address – marriage. He urged young people to actively pursue marriage: “Combining your life with another person … is...
by United Families International | Sep 26, 2013 | Cohabitation, Divorce, Family, Marriage, Single Mothers, stay-at-home mom, UFI Blog
Ann Bailey Searching for happiness for yourself and for your children? Evidently, it’s as simple as relocating to Iceland. “What We Can Learn from Iceland,” an online article that made the rounds recently, offers a provocative premise and a collage of lovely photos...
by United Families International | Jul 31, 2013 | Cohabitation, Marriage, UFI Blog
Denise Hanson At 27, my good friend “Suzy “had been living with her boyfriend for about five years. They had a son together, unplanned, but now welcomed into their home. They loved each other and finally decided to get married. Yet, less than three years later,...
by United Families International | May 30, 2013 | Abstinence, Cohabitation, Marriage
Ann Bailey Young adults are still interested in having a happy life-long marriage. Survey after survey reflects this truth. Yet a “hook up culture” continues to flourish and that doesn’t bode well for the future of stable marriage. So what’s a “hook up?” Here’s a...
