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HEALTH
Second Quarter
Modules 10-11:
Responsible Parenthood
(Week 7)
Health – Grade 8
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 2 – Module 10-11 (Week 7): Responsible parenthood
First Edition, 2020

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 8
HEALTH
Second Quarter
Modules 10-11:
Responsible Parenthood
(Week 7)
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
Welcome to the Health – Grade 8 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on
Responsible Parenthood!
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators both
from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping the
learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their
personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.
This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help
learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their
needs and circumstances.
In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of the
module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that will
help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module. You
also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage their
own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the learners as
they do the tasks included in the module.
For the learner:
Welcome to the Health – Grade 8 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on
Responsible Parenthood!
This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for
guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to
process the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.
This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:
What I Need to This will give you an idea of the skills or
Know competencies you are expected to learn in the
module.

What I Know This part includes an activity that aims to

check what you already know about the
lesson to take. If you get all the answers
correct (100%), you may decide to skip this
module.
 What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link
the current lesson with the previous one.

What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be

introduced to you in various ways such as a
story, a song, a poem, a problem opener, an
activity or a situation.

What is It This section provides a brief discussion of the

lesson. This aims to help you discover and
understand new concepts and skills.

What’s More This comprises activities for independent

practice to solidify your understanding and
skills of the topic. You may check the answers
to the exercises using the Answer Key at the
end of the module.
What I Have This includes questions or blank
Learned sentence/paragraph to be filled in to process
what you learned from the lesson.

What I Can Do This section provides an activity which will

help you transfer your new knowledge or skill
into real life situations or concerns.

Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your

level of mastery in achieving the learning
competency.
Additional In this portion, another activity will be given to
Activities you to enrich your knowledge or skill of the
lesson learned. This also tends retention of
learned concepts.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in the

module.
At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in developing

this module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Do not forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
 3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate
to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not alone.
We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and
gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with what you have in mind. It will help
you master the Dimensions of holistic health. The scope of this module permits it to be
used in many different learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse
vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard
sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to
correspond with the textbook you are now using.

The module discusses about:

Lesson 1: Importance of Responsible Parenthood:

After going through this module, you are expected to:

a. analyze the importance of responsible parenthood;

(H8FH-IIg-h-37)
b. Explain the effects of rapid population growth and family size on health of
the nation.

What I Know

The result of your pre-test will check your present knowledge, understanding and skills
about dimensions of holistic health.
Pre-Assessment
Instructions: Read the questions carefully. Write on your answer sheets whether you
AGREE or DISAGREE to the statements below.

________1. Families have the same number of people.

________2. Families can celebrate different holidays.
________3. Families live in one house.
________4. Families celebrate birthdays in the same way.
________5. Families change all the time.
________6. Even though family members fight, they still love each other.
________7. In all families, mothers and fathers work.
________8. Mothers and fathers always live together.
________9. Different families have different rule.
________10. Families have children.
 Lesson

1 Responsible Parenthood

In a traditional Filipino family, the father is considered the head and the provider
of the family while the mother takes the 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 soft and calm while they regard their fathers as strong and the most
eminent figure in the family.

What’s In

Activity 1:
A healthy family is one in which the members get along well with one another, fulfill
their responsibilities, and care about each other. What particular role do you expect
from your father and mother and what can you give them in return? Write your
answer on a separate sheet of paper. Use the flowchart below to help you answer the
question.

FATHER YOU MOTHER

What’s New

When you are at the right age to get married and start your own family, how many
children would you like to have? Why?
 What is It

The size of a family should be decided by both parents together, based on their
available resources and the standard of living they wish to achieve. Parenthood is the
state of being a parent. Traditionally, it means being a father or mother of the biological
child.

Responsible parenthood is the will and ability to respond to the needs and aspiration
of the family. 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.

Parents are expected to perform their primary responsibilities.

1. Physical Care
2. Inculcating Discipline
3. Providing experience to develop social competence
4. Providing opportunity for education and learning
5. Training the children to be a good member of the society
6. Training children to be responsible
7. Inculcating desirable values

Responsible parenthood includes the process of deciding how to choose our partners,
when to form families, when to have the first child, child spacing, how many children
to have in all, etc. But responsible parenthood does not end with decisions about how
many children to have and when to have them. Responsible parenthood includes all
the decisions we take to ensure the best possible lives for ourselves and our children.
Children have special needs that often can be neglected if not carefully planned for.
Beyond their need for appropriate nutrition, children also need emotional support and
affection, mental stimulation, social involvement and reaction.
EFFECTS OF BIGGER FAMILY EFFECTS OF SMALLER FAMILY
1. Allows the parents to give more
1. Nutritional intake per member attention and love to their children.
tends to be smaller, 2. Happier and more emotionally stable.
malnutrition tends to be higher. 3. Financially stable.
2. Disadvantaged in terms of 4. More time, energy, and money left for
physical development other pursuits.
3. Prone to infection and praise 5. Children tend to be bigger, heavier and
infestation. healthier.
4. Exercise self- deprivation and
sacrifice. Effects of Family Size on Health
5. There is still a stiff competition 1. Nutritional Status 4. Risk Behavior
among siblings 2. Morbidity
3. Utilization of health service
 What’s More

Read and understand the story carefully and answer the questions below.

The Family Vincent

Vincent and Susie have been married for 10 years; they were 18 and 16 when they got
married. Susie has been pregnant eight times and actually has six children of eight,
seven, five, three, two and the last of two months. Vincent works very hard. He is a
carpenter but also has to do other work to survive. Susie is always tired and complains
that Vincent does not work hard enough and that there is never enough food to ear or
time for anything but work. Most of the children stopped going to school in order to work
in a neighbour’s fields. The seven and five-year-old children are still at school but will
not be able to stay much longer because there is no money for the fees. The youngest
child was born too early and is very sickly. At the moment he has a bad diarrhoea. The
doctor has told Susie that she should not have any more children because her health
is very poor now. They did not plan the number of children in the family because they
say, it depends on destiny and customs.

Some Questions to start off the discussion:

1. The family does not look very happy. What do you think the problem is?
2. With so many children, the parents have a lot of chores to do at home. What
do you think about that?
3. The children look like they are very close together in age, and there is even a
new baby. Do you think that makes it harder for the parents?
4. The mother looks very tired. Do you think having so many children, one after
the other is good for her health?
5. Are the parents able to give all their children the attention and affection they
need?
6. Do you think this parents choose to put themselves in the situation? Or did this
come from not making decisions?
7. Should the parents have thought and decided together when they were first
married about the size of their family?
 What I Have Learned
Instructions: In 3-5 sentences reflect and analyze on this quotation and illustration. Do
this in your answer sheets.
“Family is not an important thing, it’s everything”

Evaluation of your output will be based using the following criteria:

1. Message was clear and conveys lessons 5%

2. Contains principles 3%

3. Contains new ideas 2%

Total = 10%

What I Can Do

On a short sized bond paper, paste a picture of your family. Write a brief discussion
based on the actual status of your family, e.g. how many are you in the family,
what’s the work of your parents, and so on.
Evaluation of your output will be based using the following criteria:

1. Message was clear and conveys lessons 5%

2. Contains principles 3%
3. Contains new ideas 2%
Total = 10%

What I Can Do

On a short sized bond paper, paste a picture of your family. Write a brief discussion
based on the actual status of your family, e.g. how many are you in the family, what’s
the work of your parents, and so on.

Assessment

Post Test
Instructions: Read the questions carefully. Write on your answer sheets whether you
AGREE or DISAGREE to the statements below.

________1. Families have the same number of people.

________2. Families can celebrate different holidays.
________3. Families live in one house.
________4. Families celebrate birthdays in the same way.
________5. Families change all the time.
________6. Even though family members fight, they still love each other.
________7. In all families, mother and fathers work.
________8. Mothers and fathers always live together.
________9. Different families have different rule.
________10. Families have children.

Additional Activity

Write a Poem about your family.

 Answer Key

What I Know/Assessment

1. agree
2. agree
3. disagree
4. disagree
5. agree
6. agree
7. disagree
8. disagree
9. agree
10. disagree
References
Department of Eduaction,Physical Education and Health-Grade8. PasigCity:
Department of Education 2017

Department of Education.”Health 8 Learners Module. “Accessed December 1,

2020.slideshare.net

https://images.app.goo.gl/wTeRmjakGpuQk3AP9

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