Module 3: Responsible Parenthood  -
obligation is established.
Define the following terms:
1. Responsible Parenthood
- State of being a parent in control and having to
give satisfaction.
- Is the will and ability of parents to respect the
needs and aspiration of the family and children.
2. Marriage
- The institution in which man & woman become
legally united on a permanent basis.
- A special contract of permanent union between a
man and women entered into accordance with law
for the establishment of conjugal’s family life
- Legal
3. Family
- The basic unit of society, foundation of nation.
- Group consisting of parents and children living
together in a household.
- Related by blood and marriage
4. Obligation
- Something which a person is bound to do or not to
do as a result of such agreement or responsibility.
- An act of course of action to which a person is
morally/legally bound
- Duty or commitment
5. Adoption
- Juridical act which a person friction of law
- The action or fact of legally taking another child
and bringing it up as one’s own.
- Not related by blood
6. Legitimate
- Born of legally recognized marriage
- Conforming to law or rule
7. Legal Separation
- Relative separation
- A condition where a man & his wife live apart
under a court agreement but can’t remarry under
accordance with law or divorce.
- An arrangement by which couple remain married,
but live apart, following court order.
8. Annulment
- Legal procedure within secular or religious
procedure legal systems for declaring a marriage
null and void.
9. Divorce
- Legal dissolution of a marriage by court of order
10. Abortion
- Deliberate termination of human pregnancy most
often occurring or performed during the 28th week
(7 months) of pregnancy
- Expulsion of fetus from uterus
11. Conjugal
- Relating to marriage
- Relationship of married couple
- Shared mutual
12. Contract
- Written or spoken especially one concerning
employment, cases, or tenancy endured by law.
- Agreement between 2 or more people
13. Family Planning
14. Contraception
Requisites of Marriage:
1. Essential Requisites
- Legal capacity of contracting parties who be male
& female of legal age
- Consent freely given in the essence of the
solemnizing officer.
- There is a consent among contracting parties
- There is certain object that is the subject matter of
contract
There is a cause or consideration for which
- Marriage is a special contract on permanent union
between a man & woman.
2. Formal Requisites
- Authority of the solemnizing officer, priests, judge,
pastor, etc.
- Valid marriage license except in cases provided
(ex. muslims)
- Married ceremony which takes place with the
appearance of the contracting parties before the
solemnizing officer & their personal declaration
that they take each other as husband and wife.
- They are not forced to come and witness not less
than 3 people of legal stage
3. Informal Requisites
- (?) No marriage shall be valid, unless the essential
requested is present
- (?) There should be love between the couples
agreement
Related terms:
➢ Authority of Solemnizing Officer
- Priests, ministers of any church (authorized)
- Municipal and city mayors
- Airplane / ship captains
- Commanders of military units
➢ Valid Marriage License
- Getting married or require to secure a marriage
except:
● If marriage is one among
muslims/members of ethnic cultural
communities
● If the marriage is solemnized in another
country, not requires a license
● At least 5 years
➢ Marriage Ceremony
- Contracting parties personally appear before the
solemnizing officer to make a declaration that they
can take each other.
Family as an Institution
● Refer to the house where the members of the family reside
including the land where it is situated.
● Family is important because it is:
○ The basic unit of social structure
○ Important agent of socialization
○ Children get informal education through their
family
○ They learn more about their culture & the values of
that society
○ Learning about their heritage gives children a
sense of identity & belonging.
● 3 Elements:​ (RAW)
○ R​oles between family members
○ A​tmosphere of the house/home
○ W​ay the home is run
● Essential Functions of a Family:
○ Stable satisfaction of sexual needs
○ Procreation & rearing (?) of children
○ Passion of name (?)
○ Socialization
○ Economic functions
○ Educational functions
○ Religious functions
○ Health related functions
 The Concept of Paternity The Functional Roles of Parents
PATERNITY - The parent’s roles are one of the maximum importance for
- Being someone’s father personality development of the children.
- Fatherhood / fathership - Basic traditional roles of being a parent are:
- Relation between father and son ❖ Nurture & educate child
- State of being a father ❖ Discipline
- Family headship ❖ Manage home and financially support family
❖ Active participation of father in child care
- Role of Parents:
The Concept of Filiation 1. Power Role​ (Father)
FILIATION - Occupied by a family member who
● “Filio” = love assume responsibility within the family
● Fact of being or being designated the child of a particular - Authority in the family
parent or parents - Assures responsibility in the family
● Manner of which a thing is related to another from which is - Oversees
derived in some respect. - Who implements in order to maintain
peace & order in home
Types of Filiation: ​(classification) 2. Supportive Role​ (Mother)
● Natural Filiation - Occupied by a family member in dealing
○ Filiation under Philippine law with relationship within the family; one
○ It has also retained the two types of natural who deals in deciding human
children. Namely: relationship/ relaxation in the family
■ legitimate & illegitimate - Advice
○ Basis of classification of children is the existence - Giving emotional or spiritual effort
or absence of marriage between mother & father - Comfort empathize
● Step Parenting 3. Companionship Role​ (Mother)
○ Parent who is married to the father/ mother of a - Share interests with same members in
child but who is not that child’s own father/ mother; the family
a stepfather/ stepmother - Common interests
➔ Step mother - ​woman who is the wife or partner of - Being with family members
one's father after the divorce/ separation of one's - Imitations done by children
parents or the death of one. 4. Status Role​ (Father)
➔ Step father ​- a man who is the husband or partner - Assumed by the family members who
of one’s (?) after the laws provide sources of income in community
➢ Adoption ​- action of legally taking another’s child. - Provisions of family’s needs/ income
- Financial support
- Assuming the role as soon as family
Styles of Parenting: members gets job
1. Permissive
- Accepting, lenient, non-directive, low expectations, POINTS TO CONSIDER IN PARENTING
indulgent ❏ Happiness & stability of marriage
2. Uninvolved ❏ Physical & emotional readiness of both parents for
- Neglectful, passive, uninterested, absent parenthood
3. Authoritative ❏ Loyalty & understanding between husband and wife
- Clear standard, democrati (?)c, flexible, assertive, ❏ Respect for each other & proper home management also
responsive ❏ Communication & openness
4. Authoritarian ❏ Care to each other
- Punishment, clear rules, emotionally distant, little ❏ Person expresses on how he cares his love to you
warmth aloud (?)
Authoritative Authoritarian Permissive Promoting Responsible Parenthood
● RA 10354
Discipline Sets standard; Sets rules; Absence of ○ “The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive
establish declares restraint; Health Act of 2012” or the RPRH Act
limitations expectations maximum ○ The State shall protect and promote the right to
freedom (?) health of women especially mothers in particular
and of the people in general and instill health
Focus Children Parent “Carefree”; consciousness among them.
centered centered independence ● E.O 209
○ “Family Code of the Philippine”
Freedom Guide; directs - - ○ Legal age: 18yo
○ Parent’s consent (?): 18-21yo
Communication 2 way; open to 1 way; Express ○ Parent’s advice (?): 22-25yo and above
suggestions feelings ● RA 679
○ Woman & Child Labor Law
Rewards/ Favors Favors Seldom ○ Labour code
Punishment positive negative punishes ● RA 7610
reinforcement reinforcement; ○ Special Protection of Children Against Child Abuse
primitive ● RA 8533
punishment ○ No license shall be​ ---
● PD 603
○ Child and Youth Welfare Code
Protection Rights and Welfare Benefits and Advantages of Family Planning
● RA 7610 ● Prepare newly married couples for responsible parenthood
○ Special protection of children against child abuse ● Improve the health of the mother
○ Child exploitation ● Reduce the number of illegal abortions
● RA 7658 ● Reduce the number of illegitimate births
○ Exploitation and discrimination act ● Protect the health and welfare of children
● Prevent poverty
RIGHTS OF PARENTS (Article 43) ● Most women can use the method
➢ The primary right and obligation to provide for their ● No need further help from health care provider
upbringing ● Can be used for avoiding pregnancy
➢ Right to the company of their children ● Does not involve physical/ chemical product
➢ Right in dealing with the child’s development
➢ Right to discipline Family Planning Services
➢ Right to support their children ● Contraceptives services
➢ Right to represent them in all actions ● Pregnancy testing and counseling
➢ Right to advice matters​ ---- well being ● Basic infertility service
➢ Right to teach values ● Breast and pelvic examinations
● Breast and Cervical cancer screening
RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENTS ● Sexually transmitted disease services
➢ To give them affection, companionship, and understanding
➢ To extend to him the benefits of moral guidance, Methods of Family Planning
self-discipline, and religious instruction ● Natural Method
➢ To supervise his activities, includes his recreation ● Traditional Method
➢ To always set a good​ exp-- ● Mechanical Method
➢ Provide him with adequate support ● Chemical Method
● Hormonal Method
RIGHTS OF CHILDREN ● Surgical Method
➢ Right to be born
➢ Right to a wholesome family ​-- Traditional Method
➢ Freedom of thought & religion ● Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM)
➢ Education and skills development ○ Mechanism of action:
➢ Clean environment ○ Benefits:
➢ Protected from conflict & cruelty ■ Effective immediately
■ Doesn’t interfere with sexual intercourse
RESPONSIBILITY OF CHILDREN​: ■ No systemic side effects
➢ To live and virtuous and upright lite ■ No medical supervision necessary
➢ To obey and respect their parents and elder ■ No supplies required
➢ To participate activity in civic (?) affair ■ No cost involved
➢ To respect the customs and traditions of our country and ● Withdrawal Coitus Interruptus Method
fellowmen ○ Also called “pulling out” method
➢ To respect the rights of others ○ Contraceptive benefits:
➢ Not to bully/ harm each other ■ Effective immediately
➢ To do what they can do to look after their environment ■ Can be used as a backup for other
➢ To learn as much as they can methods
➢ Respect other people’s thoughts ■ No method-related health risk
■ No cost involved

GOALS, STRATEGIES, OBJECTIVES, IN FAMILY PLANNING Natural Method (​ Fertility Awareness Method) - is a collection of
practices that help a woman know which days of the month she is most
FAMILY PLANNING ​- the rational, voluntary and moral management likely to get pregnant
of all processes of family life including human reproduction. ● Calendar Method
● Basal Body Temperature Method (BBT)
Importance of Family Planning: ● Cervical Mucus Method (billings)
❖ To improve the quality of life of each and every filipino ● Symptothermal (BBT = Cervical Mucus)
❖ To ensure that people within the bearing stage would have
the knowledge and ability to plan the number of spacing of Chemical Method
children ● Spermicides - chemical that inactivate or kill sperm
❖ To prevent the ovum form meeting the sperm ● Types:
❖ Responsible parents will sensibly plan to only have as many ○ Vaginal tablets (supportive/dissolvable film)
children as they can afford. ○ Creams
❖ Parents must be able to meet the physical, psychological, ○ Sponge
social, and spiritual needs of the children
❖ Acceptance of the responsibility for the upbringing of the Mechanical Barrier Method
child. ● Make condoms
○ Latex (rubber)
Goals ○ Plastic (vinyl)
● Improve pregnancy planning and spacing and prevent ○ Natural (animal)
unintended pregnancy. ● Female condoms
● The availability of family life planning services allows ● Diaphragm
individuals to achieve desired birth spacing and family sizes ● Cervical cap
● Contribute to improved health outcomes for infants, children, ● Sterilization
women, & families. ● Tubal occlusion (?)
Hormonal Method
● Hormonal contraception
○ Pills
○ Depo provera injection

Surgical Method
●

FAMILY HEALTH INDICES:

● Good nutrition
● Environmental quality
● Access to health services
● Physical & mental health
● Oral health
● Reproductive health & sexual health
● Maternal, infant, & child care

Child Bearing Practices

1. Respect = ​pagmamano
​ ospitality
2. Values = ​utang na loob; h
3. On dining & family gathering = asking kids to showcase their
talent

Methods of Birth Control: ​Oral contraceptives, Depo Provera

injection, Contraceptive patch, Intrauterine devices, Implanon, Cervical
cap, Male condom (Leo Durex), Sterilization, Vasectomy, Diaphragm/
cervical cap, Female condom, Tubal ligation