HEALTH 8

Quarter 2: Module 5

Importance of Responsible Parenthood and Role

and Responsibilities Parents
Health – Grade 8
Self-Learning Delivery Mode
Quarter 2 – Module 5: The Importance of Responsible Parenthood and Roles
and Duties of Responsible Parent.
First Edition, 2020

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 HEALTH 8
Quarter 2
Self-Learning Module 5
Importance of Responsible
Parenthood and Roles and
Responsibilities of Parents
Writer: Maribel D. Cruz
Editors: Joseph M. Ong
Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the MAPEH Grade 8 Self-Learning Module on (The Various

maternal health concerns (pre-during-post pregnancy) and importance of maternal
nutrition during pregnancy)!

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and

independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims
to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely:
Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character 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. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist
the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
 For the Learner:

Welcome to the MAPEH Grade 8 Self-Learning Module on (The Various

maternal health concerns (pre-during-post pregnancy) and importance of maternal
nutrition during pregnancy)!

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 material while being an
active learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and skills

that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the lesson

at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest - This measures how much you have learned from the
entire module.
 EXPECTATIONS

Objectives: At the end of the module, you should be able to:

1. Discuss the importance of responsible parenthood.
2. Recognize the factors for a successful family life.
2. Enumerate the important role and responsibilities of parent.

PRETEST

Direction: Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the appropriate answer and write it
on your test notebook.

1. Which among the statements given below upholds the responsibility of parents
to their children?
A. choose their course in college C. teach them religion
B. choose their husband or wife D. teach them Values
2. It is the state of being parent and a great responsibility or task.
A. Parenthood B. Family C. Children D. Student

3. The smallest integral unit of a society.

A. Marriage B. Family C. Parenthood D. Fidelity

4. People experience as their receipt of health care services of different types.

A. Utilization of Health Services C. Risk Behavior
B. Morbidity D. Nutritional Status

5. Which is an ingredient of a happy married life?

A. Commitment B. Love C. Sincerity D. All of the above
 RECAP
In the past lesson, we discussed the essential newborn protocol (Unang Yakap)
and advantages of breastfeeding for both mother and child. Now about the
advantages of breastfeeding for both mother and child, write to your notebook
TRUE if the statement is correct, and FALSE if the statement is wrong. Let’s check
if you remember the past lesson!
_____ 1. Breastfeeding is economical and nutritious?

_____ 2. Breastfeeding promotes emotional bonding between the child and

the mother?
_____ 3. mother’s milk has an antibody that protects the infant from certain
diseases?

LESSON

PARENTHOOD
In a traditional Filipino family, the father is considered the head and the
provider of the family while the mother takes 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. With this knowledge, we can state that parenthood:

 is the state of being a parent.

 means being a father or mother of the biological child.
 is a great responsibility or task.
 is not a role which can be successfully played on the basis of chance.
FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN THINKING OF PARENTHOOD
Parenthood is a status where responsible couples arrive at after making
decision to have a family, so here are the several factors when thinking parenthood:
1. happiness and stability of the marriage.

2. physical and emotional readiness of both partners for parenthood.

3. financial stability
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD?
An important part of growing up is learning to make decisions about our lives.
Part of decision-making means taking responsibility for our own actions and
understanding that our decisions affect the lives of other people. In order to make
responsible decisions, a person needs accurate and reliable information.

 The will and ability to respond to the needs and aspiration of the family.
 The series of decisions couples make to ensure the best possible life for the
family and for the community.
 The ability of the parents to raise children in the Filipino way satisfies the
social, economic, and religious responsibilities of a family.
 The decision 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.
PARENTING – also includes the inculcation of values and instilling of discipline.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARENTS

Children have special needs that often can be neglected if not carefully
planned. Beyond their need for appropriate nutrition, children also need support
and affection, mental stimulation, social involvement, and recreation. As the
parents they must know their duties and responsibilities to a child.
1. Provide physical care and love
The duty and responsibility of the parents start during the prenatal stage.
The physical, emotional, and mental condition of children depend on the
quality of prenatal care they received.

2. Inculcate discipline
Parents should be role models in inculcating discipline in their children.
Children should be trained to think and reason out for themselves and be
able to distinguish between right and wrong.

3. Develop social competence

Children should develop social competence in order to acquire the ability to
consider another’s perspective concerning a situation and learn from past
experiences.

4. Provide education
It is the duty of the parents to nurture their children’s education so that
they will acquire knowledge and develop skills habits that will guide the way
they think and feel.

5. Train children to become good citizens

Parents should serve as a role models in enhancing their children’s social
responsibility and commitment to contribute to the development of their
communities.

6. Teach children to be financially responsible

Parents should provide opportunities for their children to develop their
ability to manage money and other assets in a manner that is considered
productive and in the best interest of the individual or family.
 7. Guide children to grow spiritually
Parents should provide their children opportunities to develop and grow
their whole person by focusing on their spiritual life.

ACTIVITIES

Activity 1: MY PLANS, MY DREAMS!

Direction: Make your dream family by writing your plans and then draw your
dream family in the box intended for it. Write your explanation in the space
provided below the diagram.
MY PLANS

MY DREAM
FAMILY

_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

Activity II: SLOGAN MAKING

Direction: in a short bond paper, create a slogan expressing the responsibilities
and role of parents.

WRAP-UP

Direction: Read the statements below. write THUMBS UP if you agree with the
statement and THUMBS DOWN if not. Write it note your notebook.
________ 1. Mom and Dad provide my basic needs.
________ 2. Security is the priority of my parent.
________ 3. Parents give love and care to their children.
________ 4. We live under the bridge because our parents are jobless.
________ 5. I always get what I want from my parents.

VALUING

MY PERSONAL VIEW

On your notebook, complete the sentences and justify your answers.

1. Father is responsible because _________________________________.
2. Mother is responsible because ________________________________.
3. My father and my mother are successful parents because ________.

POST-TEST

Direction: MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read the questions below and write your answer
in your notebook.

1. What are the factors to consider when thinking of Parenthood?

A. Happiness and stability of the marriage C. Financial stability

B. Physical and emotional readiness D. All of the above

2. It is the state of being a parent.
A. Parenthood C. Children

B. Family D. Teacher
3. which of the following is NOT part of duties and responsibilities of parents?
A. Inculcate discipline C. Provide education

B. Provide physical care and love D. Morbidity

4. What are the characteristics of responsible parenthood?

A. Provides basic needs of a child B. Morally upright

C. Emotionally matured D. All of the above
5. It is the duty and responsibilities of a parents during the prenatal stage.

A. Develop social competence C. Provide education

B. Physical care and love D. None of the above
 KEY TO CORRECTION
5. D 5. B THUMBS DOWN
4. A 4. D THUMBS DOWN
3. B 3. D 3. TRUE THUMBS UP
2. A 2. A 2. TRUE THUMBS DOWN
1. D 1. D 1. TRUE THUMBS UP
Pre-test Post-test Recap Wrap-up

References

Physical Education and Health Learner’s Material, First Edition, 2017

https://www.slideshare.net/nicolegracereyes1/health-inside-pages-5-2913-1

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

EDITOR

MARIBEL D. CRUZ

WRITER

EDISON P.CLET

EDITOR/LAYOUT ARTIST

MARIBEL D. CRUZ

VIDEO/POWERPOINT PRESENTER/WRITER

MARIBEL D. CRUZ

VIDEO/POWERPOINT PRESENTER/EDITOR/ILLUSTRATOR

JOSEPH M. ONG

EDITOR/ TECHNICAL

LEAH S. PILIPIÑA

SCHOOL SUBJECT COORDINATOR/FOCAL PERSON/ REVIEWER

ANNALYN M. MACASINAG

SCHOOL HEAD

ELINETTE B. DELA CRUZ

LRMDS – QA SDO PASIG CITY

NORLYN D. CONDE EdD

EDUCATION PROGRAM SUPERVISOR

MAPEH/SPA/SPS/HOPE/A&D/Sports