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LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN MAPEH 8

WEEK 8-QUARTER 2
Name : _________________________________ Level : ______________________
Section : _________________________________ Date : _______________________

Background Information for Learners

In a traditional Filipino family, the father is considered the head and the provider of
the family while the mother takes responsibility of the domestic needs and become in
charge of the emotional growth as well as values formation of the children. They both
perform different tasks and is treated differently by their children. Children see their
mothers as soft and calm, while they regard their fathers as strong and the most eminent
figure in the family. However, at present, the family structure is evolving. Moreover,
Filipinos keep close connections with other relatives. They recognize them from 2nd degree
to the last they can identify. As Filipinos
say, “not being able to know a relative is like turning their backs from where they come
from.” This module is designed for you to analyze the importance of responsible
parenthood, to recognize the factors for a successful family life, to explain the effects of
family size on health, to enumerate the important roles and responsibilities of parents in
child rearing and care, and to propose ways on how to plan an ideal family size.
Remember:
Responsible parenting is defined as the series of decisions couples make to ensure
the best possible life for the family and for the community to which the family belongs. It is
the ability of the parents to raise children in the Filipino way and to satisfy the social,
economic, and religious responsibilities of a family. Parenting also includes the inculcation
of values and instilling of discipline. <source: Population and Education Teaching Module
2009˃
There are several points when thinking of parenthood:
1. Happiness and stability of the marriage. The relationship of the couple should be
satisfactory because a child’s arrival may only become another source of marital stress and
misery.
2. Physical and emotional readiness of both partners for parenthood. A wife should be
physically and emotionally prepared to give birth to a healthy child and the husband
should be mature enough to carry out his responsibilities.
3. Financial stability.
The cost of living gets higher as the newborn child completes the family and it depends on
his parents.

E f f e c t s o f F a m i l y S i z e o n Health
1.Nutriti onal Status 2.Morbidity 3.Risk Behaviors 4.Utilization of Health Services

Learning Competency
 analyzes the importance of responsible parenthood
 explains the effects of rapid population growth and family size on health of the nation
 examines the important roles and responsibilities of parents in child rearing and care

Objectives:
 Identify the importance of responsible parenthood.
 Differentiate the effects of small & big family size.

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Activity/ Exercise
I. THUMBS UP OR THUMBS DOWN
Hello! Let’s play THUMBS UP, THUMBS DOWN. Read the statement below and draw
an emoji sign THUMBS UP if you agree with the statement and THUMBS DOWN if not.
Explain the reason for your answer.
_______1. Mom and Dad provide my basic needs.
_______2. Security is the priority of my parents.
_______3. Parents give love and care to their children.
_______4. We live under the bridge because our parents are jobless.
_______5. I get what I want from my parents.

Activity II: SLOGAN-MAKING

Directions: Create a slogan in a short bond paper expressing the responsibilities and roles
of parents
Duties and responsibilities of parents
• Provision of physical care and love
The duty and responsibility start during the prenatal stage. The physical, emotional, and
mental health of children depends on the quality of prenatal care they received.
• Inculcating discipline
Parents should be role models in inculcating discipline in their children. Children should
be trained to think and reason out for themselves and be able to distinguish between right
and wrong. They should learn to accept limitations, to appreciate the value of freedom with
responsibility and understand the requirements of living happily and peacefully with other
people.
• Developing social competence
• Education
• Citizenship training
• Financial aspect of responsibility
• Spiritual formation

Activity III. Looking at the Family

Answer the following questions on the space provided below.
1. What is your concept of a family?
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2. Describe the family that you have now?
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3. Differentiate the effects of small and big family size?
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ENRICO T. PASINABO
T-I/ MAPEH
0926-665-1800

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