Why do we need to marry? Why do we need to have children? What are the children's rights and needs? What is parental obligation?

1. Purpose of Getting Married and
Have Children
Marriage, child-bearing and parental
obligations and responsibilities.

2. Why do people marry?
• 1. They are socially pressured.
• 2. They want to escape from problems at
home.
• 3. The girl is pregnant.
• 4. They are madly in love with each other.
• 5. They want to build a family of their own.
• 6. They are emotionally and socially mature to
face and handle responsibilities.

3. Why do people want to have a child?
• 1. To have a son or daughter to love
• 2. To pass on the family name
• 3. To give into pressure
• 4. To give stability to their relationship
• 5. To have security when they grow old
• 6. To have somebody to improve their economic
status
• 7. To show masculinity or feminity
• 8. To build a model family
• 9. To be responsible parents

4. Rights of a Child that Parents must
Uphold
• 1. Right to be born well
• 2. Right to have a wholesome family
• 3. Right to have proper nutrition, clothing,
shelter and medical attention
• 4. Right to have education and personal
development
• 5. Right to be loved, cared, guided and
counseled by his parents.

5. Parental Obligations
• 1. Providing physical care
• 2. Inculcating discipline
• 3. Providing experiences to develop social
competence
• 4. Inculcating desirable values