Responsible Parenthood and I believe the children are our

Reproductive Health Act (RA future. Teach them well and let
them lead the way. Show them all
10354)
the beauty they possess inside.
▶This law mandates the government
to use medically safe methods of
family planning. It promotes sex
It is not what you do for your
education to adolescents from grade
5 to the fourth year high school or children, but what you have taught
grade 10. them to do for themselves that will
make them successful human
* Endorsed by former President
beings.
Benigno Aquino III.

"Discipline your children, and they RESPONSIBLE

will give you peace of mind and will
make your heart glad." PARENTHOOD
~ Proverbs 29:17
AND
REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH ACT
(RA 10354)

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
▶ The holistic health and the absence of
any illness relating to both male and
female reproductive system and its
processes. A state where people can
have a responsible, safe, and
consensual sexual relationship with
equal rights to reproduce as partners.
FAMILY PLANNING
▶ A government program that provides
information and means for couples to
attain their desired number of children
in a healthy remedy.
▶ Here couple can decide the number of
children they want with the right timing
to an ideal age gap or interval of one
child to another.
EFFECTS OF FAMILY PLANNING
• to mothers - With proper timing and
interval of one child to another,
mothers can provide adequate care and
sufficient attention to every child they
bear.
• to children - They can get quality time
and attention from their parents.
• to fathers - With family planning, the
burden of the father to provide for the
family will be lessened.
• to the family - Family members will be
able to give quality time for each other.
• to the community - Family planning
can improve the economic and social
status of a community. More job
opportunities for everyone and extra
resources like skills, money, time, and
materials to share in the community.
• to the country and the world - Family
planning can decrease the country and
world population. Because of the rapid
increase of population in the country,
diseases related to sanitation and
pollution increases.
PARENTHOOD
▶ The moment a couple got married and
started to raise their own children and
support them. Parents also provide for
their children's proper education while
teaching them values to become a
better person and providing them with
love and care.
RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD
• Parents plan and work to meet the
goals of their family.
• They plan the desired number,
spacing, and timing, of their children
based on their health status, socio
economic concerns, and religious
convictions.
• Parents should respond and provide
to the needs of their children.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARENTS
• Spend quality time with children.
• Raise children from a safe and stable
family, free from abuse.
• Provide health and safety.
• Give love and affection.
• Teach with a positive attitude.
• Teach self- discipline and self control
effectively.
• Provide economic security.
• Recognize and respect the rights of a
child.