Responsible Parenthood

• Responsible parenthood

  The importance of responsible parenthood
• Learning targets

  • Describe the importance of responsible parenthood
  • Discuss the relationship between family size and family health
  • Enumerate the important roles and responsibilities of parents in child-rearing and care
• Health check activity

  1. Focus on the current role of your mother and father in your family

  2. Identify the different roles being played by your mother and father at home

  3. Ask your parents to validate your table

  4. Present your work in class to see if your classmates have the same observation
• Parenthood

  The state of being a parent
• Responsibilities in parenthood

  • Provide basic needs (proper nutrition, grooming, shelter)
  • Provide safety
  • Develop self-esteem
  • Shape values and discipline
  • Provide education
  • Maintain health of the family
• Basic needs

  Proper nutrition, adequate grooming, good shelter
• Safety

  Providing protection and keeping family members safe from harm or danger
• Self-esteem

  The ability of an individual to evaluate their worth subjectively
• Values and discipline

  Importance of one's actions in society, directing an individual to do what is useful for themselves and society
• Education

  Providing proper schooling to prepare children to become functional members of society
• Maintaining health

  Providing proper vaccination, nutrition, and shelter to build a healthy body
• Family structure

  The actual size and composition of the family, focused on the number of family members
• Large family size

  Requires equal division of family resources, some children may not receive enough resources
• It is the responsibility of parents to ensure the family size is just enough to sustain the needs of each member