by APFLI | Sep 28, 2016 | Family Breakdown Issues, Marriage - Definitions / History / Statistics / Studies, Reasons for Abstinence, Responses - Advocacy / Dating / Instruction & Teaching Abstinence, Right to Life - Archive
Loneliness can be one of the most difficult things we as humans can experience. For many singles, the feeling of loneliness can be a motivating factor in finding the perfect spouse. However, finding the perfect spouse can drive a person to give up a healthy...
by APFLI | Jun 6, 2016 | Abstinence - Archive, Family Breakdown Issues, Reasons for Abstinence, Studies - Abstinence / Pornography / Sex Outside Marriage Research
Some say it’s good to have a lot of sex partners before marriage so you get used to trying people out and can find what you like. Others, like me, have said that’s crazy talk. If you get used to shopping around before marriage, you’re developing a bad habit of loving...
by APFLI | May 27, 2016 | Family Breakdown Issues, Right to Life - Archive
In the United States, abusive head trauma (AHT) is one of the leading causes of maltreatment fatalities among infants and children, accounting for approximately one third of these deaths (1). Monitoring trends in AHT and evaluating prevention strategies have...
by APFLI | Nov 19, 2015 | Family Breakdown Issues
In the 1960s only about 8% of marriages were preceded with cohabitation. Today, over 50% of marriages are preceded by a period of cohabitation. Many couples gradually slide into this decision because they do not know the truth about living together before marriage....
by APFLI | Nov 19, 2015 | Family Breakdown Issues, Right to Life - Archive
A study titled “The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness” found that women were less happy even after forty years of feminism. Women have had more opportunities than ever before. They have been liberated from their roles as housewives and yet – they...
by APFLI | Aug 19, 2015 | Family Breakdown Issues, Parent Resources, Studies - Abstinence / Pornography / Sex Outside Marriage Research
New research has shown that the probability of adolescents (ages 13-19) having four or more sexual partners within a year is less likely among those who were raised in “intact families that attended religious services weekly or more.” The data was derived...
by APFLI | May 24, 2007 | Family Breakdown Issues
World Congress on Families Asks Physicians for Help The World Congress on Families, which met last week in Warsaw, Poland, announced in its closing declaration that the various threats to the family in Europe are creating a “demographic winter” that can only be healed...
by APFLI | Mar 31, 2005 | Family Breakdown Issues, Possible Adverse Effects
Update: A recent survey showed the prevalence of binge drinking among non-married pregnant women was 4.6 times the prevalence among married pregnant women. [Cheryl H. Tan, MPH; Clark H. Denny, PhD, Nancy E. Cheal, PhD, et al, “Alcohol Use and Binge Drinking Among...