Week 7 and 8 – Jss 3 First Term Physical and Health Education Notes

WEEK 7 & 8
DATE:
CLASS: J.S.S 3
SUBJECT: PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION

TOPIC: FAMILY LIFE AND SEX EDUCATION

MEANING OF FAMILY

The family is the primary environment in which we all grow and develop. It provides the basic material needed for our survival, such as; food, shelter, clothing and our basic needs, guidance and love etc.

 DEFINITION OF TERM
Family is a group of people that are related to one another by blood or marriage. It a basic unit of the society that is responsible for supporting caring for and preparing children for adulthood
Life means the period between birth and death
Education is the process in which a person acquires skills, value, and knowledge in order to do certain things.

                        Responsibilities of each Member of the family

                                Roles of the father

1. The breadwinner of the family
2. Maintain discipline
3. Provide education for the children
4. Provision of money for the family
5. Makes important decisions

                                  Roles of the mother

6. Preparing food for the family
7. Keeping the house in order
8. Nurturing and raising God fearing children
9. Teaching the children morals and values
10. Takes minor decisions

                                Roles of the children

11. Obeying their parents
12. Assisting in performing house chores such as laundry, washing cooking, sweeping and running errands for their parents
13. Respecting their parents and elders
14. Living up to the family’s expectations
15. Performing well in school

    Sex education
    Sex: the state of being male or female
    Sex also refers to sexual urge or instinct, sexual intercourse, sex activity as it manifests itself in behavior

     Sex education: is the education given to adolescents on sex and its related issues formally and informally, as an integral part of growing up.

     Pre-marital sex
    Pre-marital sex is the sex between parties not married to each other

     

    Health implications of pre-marital sex
    

16. Unwanted pregnancies
17. Unwanted children
18. Life-long emotional effects (regret, guilt and broken hearts)
19. Sexually transmitted diseases or venereal diseases such as: gonorrhea, syphilis, aids and HIV
20. Sterility in Male and infertility in female
21. Physical torture or death

     

    Puberty
    

    Puberty is the stage in human physiological development when somebody becomes capable of sexual reproduction. It is marked by genital maturation, development of secondary sex characteristic in puberty both boys and girls experience a swift increase in body size, a change in shape and composition of the body, and a rapid development of the reproductive organs and other characteristics marking sexual maturity.

     Physical changes that take place in boys during puberty.

22. Boys voice gets deeper
23. His muscles develop
24. His chest gets broader
25. Hair starts to grow under his arms, on his legs and face
26. During this time, his penis and testicles will also grow bigger and longer
27. Hair often called pubic hair, will also start to grow at the base of his penis
28. He will start to have erections and he may have wet dreams

          Physical Changes that take place in girls during puberty

29. The nipples start to enlarge
30. Few pubis hairs develop
31. Enters into a period of relatively rapid growth
32. The ovaries begin to produce estrogen
33. Her hips get rounder
34. Hair will start grow under her arms
35.       Breast will start to grow
36.        Her face gets rounder

     

• Assertiveness
  
• This is the expression of feelings opinions or desires without violating the rights of people
• Characteristic of assertive people are:
• They feel free to express their feelings, thoughts, and desires
• They are able to initiate and maintain comfortable relationships with other people
• They know their rights
• They have control over their emotion

Communication skills

Communication is the act of successfully sharing meaningful information with people by means f an interchange of experience.
Effective communication contains sex elements. These are: clear, concise, correct, complete, courteous and constructive.