Family

1. Marriage and Family Relationship
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
ILOILO STATE COLLEGE OF FISHERIES
Tiwi, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo
5007 Philippines
Colege of Education
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CHAPTER 2
Family and marital interactions in maintaining healthy relationships
Benefits of healthy couple’s relationships and marriages
Introduction
The family is the basic unit of society. It is the group in which people live their lives and in
which people bring up children. This lesson will provide the significance and benefits of a healthy
couple’s/families’ relationshipsin improving or building their family wellbeing. A healthy family provides
us with “love” and “support”. It also teaches us lessons about building a good family relationship which
we use when we establish our own family.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Demonstratesessential understanding on the importance and benefits of healthymarriage
and family relationships.
2. Identity positive and negative factors that influence relationships and how to deal with
these.
Motivation
Why do couples/families need to maintain healthy relationships?
In your own opinion, what do you think are the benefits of a healthy relationship?
Teaching Points
Characteristics of Healthy Families
1. Respect for family Members
- Means valuing what is important to another person.
2. Shared Responsibilities
- Means every member of the family should have responsibilities appropriate to their
age and abilities.
- Responsibilities help each family member to feel important or valuable.
3. Good Communication
- Is an important factor to a successful family relationship.
4. Emotional Support
- A healthy family provides emotional support to its members.
5. Ability to Manage Change
- It is when a healthy family manages change in the household.

2. Marriage and Family Relationship
A positive relationship can be shared between any two people who love, support, encourage
and help each other practically as well as emotionally. In no particular order, people in healthy
relationships tend to:
 Listen to each other
 Communicate openly and without judgment
 Trust and respect each other
 Consistently make time for each other
 Remember details about each other’s lives
 Engage in healthy activities together
Some benefits of healthy relationships
1. Less stress
2. Better Healing
3. Healthier Behaviors
4. Greater Sense of Purpose
5. Longer Life
Costs of Unhealthy Couple Relationships and Marriages
Although marriages are often thought of as private relationships, the consequences of
unhealthy marriages and couple and co-parenting relationships are a public cost, financially,
psychologically, and emotionally.
Economic Costs of Unstable Relationships.
Relationshipsand marriagescan costemployers a greatamount in loss of productivity.
Mueller (2005). Based on national survey data, work loss—such as absenteeism, reduction in
productivity, and increased healthcare costs related to marital distress (Turvey & Olsen, 2006).
Costs to Child Outcomes
Children of parents who have a high level of conflict generally use more aggressive
and “acting out” behaviors, experience higher rates of depression, and have lower academic
achievement (Adler-Baeder et al., 2007; Wilcox et al., 2011). Also, children living in single-parent
homes are at much greater risk for living in poverty than children with married parents (Cox, 2012).
By contrast, children of stable, committed, two-parent households are less likely to engage in risky
sexual behavior, have sleep problems, or have other health problems (Higginbotham, 2012).
Assessment
Direction: Write your answer on the space provided.
1. Why healthy marriages and relationships matter to the well-being of:
Children:
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Older Youth:

3. Marriage and Family Relationship
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Family as a Whole:
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10.Lyzette L. Sayamb- Magno
Kent Adrian M. Unato, LPT
Faculty