Technology and Livelihood Education

Home Economics

Module 1: Family Resources

and Needs

IDENTIFIES FAMILY RESOURCES AND NEEDS

(Human, material, and non-material)

Good day everyone! Our lesson for today is about family resources and needs.

Are you ready to learn? Good! Let's begin our lesson. What do we mean by
family resources? A family's resources include anything tangible or intangible that
helps provide for the needs of its members. Like any other resources, these are
limited and from money, family resources also include things non-working
members of the family may possess. These are energy, time and skills.

Like money, these resources are finite. They should be instilled in the minds of
the members of the family. There are three types of family resources. These are
the human resources, material resources and non-material resources. Now let's
talk about human resources. Every able-bodied member of the family is
considered an important human resource. People who can contribute their time,
effort, skills, strength and expertise is considered part of the family's human
resource. Meaning, human resources are us. It refers to what each of us
possesses. Capabilities, intelligence, skills, strength and energy are all part of
human resources.

Let's discuss them one at a time. Capabilities, intelligence and skills. Every
person has his or her unique ability and intelligence. It is important to utilize these
capabilities in such a way that one improves not only himself or herself but also
others. It is important to identify the talents and skills that each family member
has and use them productively to everyone's advantage.