ENTREP

• Marriage


  The union of a man and a woman as husband and wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law
• Filipino family


  • May observe the traditional customs but many follow modern or contemporary practices
• Family


  The basic social unit which every child belongs to
• Boys and Girls


  • Acquire the values and culture of their groups and learn the social roles appropriate to their positions through socialization
• Kinds of dating


  • Casual dating
  • Special dating
  • Steady dating
  • Blind dating
  • Group dating
• Usually, dating by a couple starts in a group. Later on it leads to single dating
• Courtship


  A form of behavior by which one seeks to win the love of someone of the opposite sex
• Stages of courtship


  • Dating
  • Going steady
  • Private understanding
  • Engagement
• Engagement


  The last phase after the woman has accepted the open declaration of love and affection of the man in private understanding
• Both parties should always remember that engagement is commitment to be honored and that the entire family is at stake if something untoward happens
• The process of engagement

  When two people fall in love, they enter into a personal commitment which becomes a private understanding
• Kinds of love


  • Infantile love
  • Filial love
  • Pre-adolescent love
  • Peer love
  • Mature love
• Mature love


  The kind of love a person feels when he is truly in love. He will always try to do his best for the sake of his partner and do what is best to keep the relationship happy and harmonious
• Traditional courtship practices


  • Harana
  • Panunuyo
  • Paninilbihan
  • Pamamanhikan
• Modern day courtship


  Courting nowadays is done through letters, by sending gifts, by going out in groups, or through phone calls
• Elements of love


  • Knowledge
  • Respect
  • Care
  • Responsibility
• Factors that influence the selection of a partner

  • Physical attractiveness
  • Nearness or propinquity
  • Similarity
  • Common interest/values
  • Reciprocal feelings
  • Practicality
• Wedding ceremony


  • To impress on the couple and their relatives and friends the change of status of the couple, both legally and psychologically
  • To announce publicly the new status, to give public support and stability to the new relationship as emphasized by the titles "Mr. & Mrs.", and the taking of the husband's family name by the wife
  • To give legal protection to the wife and to the children born of the union
  • To sanctify and glorify the relationship, giving it divine blessing and approval in the case of church wedding
• Areas that require adjustments in marriage


  • Sex as an important element of marriage
  • Pattern of authority
  • Working wife and family matters
  • In-laws and extended family
  • Lack of communication
• Common conflicts in marriage

  • Incompatibility
  • The problem of in-laws
  • Emotional immaturity
  • Sexual difficulties
  • Power conflict
  • Irrational jealousy
• Family planning


  The consideration of the number of children a person wishes to have, including the choice to have no children, and the age at which they wish to have them
• Family planning allows people to decide when and if to have children, using the information, means and methods they need to do so
• Family planning results in smaller, healthier families that are better able to care for themselves
• Obstacles to family planning use

  • Fear of side effects
  • Fear of cost of managing side effects
  • Fear of children dying
  • Lack of men's and community leaders' participation in family planning programme
• Importance of family planning

  • Improve maternal health and survival
  • Promote social and economic development security
  • Promotes financial stability
  • Reduces the chances of abortion
• Elements of family planning

  • Proper spacing
  • Proper timing
  • Number of pregnancies
• Family planning


  The decision to have children, including the choice to have no children, and the age at which they wish to have them
• Things that may play a role in family planning decisions include marital situation, career or work considerations, financial situations
• Family planning affects the community by

  Resulting in smaller, healthier families that are better able to care for themselves
• Obstacles to family planning use

  • Fear of side effects
  • Fear of cost of managing side effects
  • Fear of children dying
  • Lack of men's and community leaders' participation in family planning programme
• Importance of family planning

  • Improve maternal health and survival
  • Promote social and economic development security
  • Promotes financial stability
  • Reduces the chances of abortion
• Elements of family planning

  • Proper spacing
  • Proper timing
  • No. of pregnancies
• Benefits of family planning for mother

  • More time to take herself, husband and children
  • Avoids risky and unwanted pregnancies
  • Have more time to take personal advancement and development
• Benefits of family planning for father

  • Feel the satisfaction of safeguarding the wellness of his spouse and children
  • Can have more time to plan for the finances ahead
  • Spend more quality time with wife for better relationship
• Benefits of family planning for children

  • Children will feel that they are loved unconditionally and given enough attention
  • Get closely guided with their growth and development
  • Can get provided well with their basic needs
• Types of family planning

  • Natural family planning
  • Barrier family planning
  • Permanent/Surgical family planning
• Natural family planning


  No introduction of chemicals or foreign materials into the body
• Examples of natural family planning

  • Rhythm (calendar) method
  • Basal Body Temperature (BBT)
  • Ovulation or Cervical Mucus Method
  • Symptothermal Method
  • Coitus Interruptus
  • Lactational amenorrhea
• Barrier family planning


  Physically block or otherwise prevent sperm from entering the uterus and reaching the egg for fertilization
• Examples of barrier family planning

  • Condoms (male and female)
  • Spermicidal
  • Sponge
  • Diaphragm
  • Cervical Cap