What Is family planning and why it is important? Class 10
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Family planning is about deciding how many children you choose to have and when you want to have them
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Family Planning: Some people give birth to a child every year; others end up with 10- 11 children. It is very important to understand the disadvantages of overpopulation and proactively act to control the same. Following points can ensure that the population does not increase beyond limit:
Control the number of children in a family to one/two depending upon the family’s income
No differentiation between male & female child. Some people end up giving birth to 6-7 daughters just to get a son.
The proper age gap between children must be maintained so that enough care is provided to the first child even before the second one arrives.
Parents should plan a baby at their right age. If parents are too old in the 40s, they themselves become too old to take care of kids. Similarly, parents as young as 19- 20 years old couples are too young to manage kids.
They can use: condoms, Copper T, Oral contraceptive pills