Responsible Parenthood

Objectives

1. analyze the importance of responsible parenthood

2. explain the effects of rapid population growth and family size

on health of the nation

3. examine the important roles and responsibilities of parents

in child rearing and care
Essential Questions

1. What is it like to be a responsible parent?

2. What makes a parent responsible?

 Activity:
Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down
Read the statements. Show THUMBS UP if you agree with the
statements and THUMBS DOWN if not. Explain the reasons why.

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.

What do we mean by

RESPONSIBLE
PARENTHOOD?
Responsible Parenthood

 is the will and ability to respond

to the needs and aspirations of
the family
Responsible Parenthood

 is the series of decisions

couples make to ensure the
best possible life for the family
and for the community
Responsible Parenthood

 is the ability of the parents to

raise children and satisfy the
social, economic, and religious
responsibilities of the family
 Responsible Parenthood

Parenthood

 is the state of being parent

 means being a father or mother of

the biological child

 is a great responsibility or task

 Responsible Parenthood

Parenthood
 is not a role which can be
successfully played on the basis of
chance
 is a status where responsible
couples arrived at after making
decision to have a family
 Responsible Parenthood
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Provide physical care and 5. Train children to become
love good citizens
2. Inculcate discipline 6. Teach children to be
financially responsible
3. Develop social competence

4. Provide education 7. Guide children to grow

spiritually
 Responsible Parenthood
Characteristics
1. Problem Solving

 ability to solve problems on a level

that maintains effective family
functioning (Epstein, Bishop, Ryan,
Miller, & Keitner, 1993)
 Responsible Parenthood
Characteristics
2. Effective Communication

 includes clear and direct

communication between and among
members

 the ability to listen and pay attention

 Responsible Parenthood
Characteristics
3. Family Roles
 well-established clear yet flexible
roles and responsibilities
 to ensure the family’s capacity to
respond to the needs of the family
 deal with demands and cope
to unexpected changes
 Responsible Parenthood
Characteristics
4. Affective Responsiveness
 ability to respond emotionally to
family members to appropriate
manner
 share and experience feelings such
as love, tenderness, joy, fear, and
anger
 Responsible Parenthood
Characteristics
5. Behavior Control
 refers to patterns of behavior that
the family adopts in dealing with
family situations (Epstein, Bishop,
Ryan, Miller, & Keitner, 1993)

 flexible behavior patterns are

better to cope with changing
family circumstances
 Activity
Reflect...
“ Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy. It does not boast. It
is not proud. It is not rude. It is not self-seeking. It is not easily
angered, and keeps no record of wrong. Love does not delight in
evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, trusts, hopes, and
perseveres.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8

1. What message you have drawn from the quotation?

2. How can you “put into action’ every day within your family?
 Responsible Parenthood
Family Structures
1. Nuclear Family
 often called as “traditional family”

 a family group that consisting

father, mother, and biological
or adopted children

 have clear roles to play and responsibilities to take

 Responsible Parenthood
Family Structures
2. Single-Parent Family
 consists of one parent (mother,
father, or any responsible adult)
 struggle to find childcare
 limits income and opportunities
 becoming the fastest-growing family
form
 Responsible Parenthood
Family Structures
3. Extended Family
 consists of two or more adults who
are related, either by blood or
marriage living under the same roof

 sharing responsibilities in raising the

children, keeping up with the
household chores and duties
 Responsible Parenthood
Family Structures
4. Childless Family
 consists of husband and a wife
living together

 very popular because it does not

meet the traditional standards set
by the society
 Responsible Parenthood
Family Structures
5. Blended Family

 consists of two divorce/legally

separated people who bring with
them their children from the old
families and decide to live together
Effects of the Size

Small Family Big Family

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 Effects of the Size

Big Family Small Family

 Less parental attention and  More parental attention and
care love

 Greater pressure and stress  Happier and more emotionally

stable
 Sharing of minimal resources
 Financially stable
 Effects of the Size

Big Family Small Family

 Nutritional intake per  More time, energy, and
member tends to be smaller, money left for other needs
malnutrition tends to be
higher  Children tend to be well-
nourished and healthier
 Disadvantage in terms of
physical development
“To most overwhelming key to a child’s success is the
positive involvement of parents”.
- Jane D. Hull
Thank you for
listening!!!
References:

Concha, Argie A. MAPEH 8: Music, Art, P.E. and Health. Phoenix Publishing House Inc. 2017

https://passnownow.com/civic-education-responsible-parenthood/