Responsible Parenthood
13 Grade 9 Religious Education (CRE) questions on Responsible Parenthood, with worked marking schemes. 13 questions are available on this topic in full.
Question 1
1 markWhich one of the following is a physical need that responsible parents are expected to provide for their children?
A. Only spiritual teaching
B. Food, shelter and clothing
C. Fame and popularity
D. Only entertainment
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6 marksState six responsibilities of Christian parents towards their children.
(6 marks)
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Any 6 (1 mk each): Providing basic needs (food, shelter, clothing); providing education; teaching good morals and values; giving spiritual/religious guidance; showing love and care; disciplining children appropriately; providing medical care/health; protecting children from harm; spending quality time with them; being good role models.
Question 3
1 markIn many Kenyan families today, both parents work far from home and leave children in the care of house helps. Which challenge to responsible parenthood does this situation most clearly illustrate?
A. Too much religious instruction for children
B. Inadequate time for parental guidance and bonding
C. Over-provision of moral values
D. Excessive playtime for children
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1 markThe example of Mary and Joseph taking the child Jesus to the temple and raising Him in the Jewish faith teaches Christian parents to:
A. Wait until children are adults before teaching faith
B. Bring up their children in the faith and worship of God
C. Keep their children away from any religion
D. Leave religious training to teachers only
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1 markIn the Bible, Hannah dedicated her son Samuel to serve God in the temple. This act of Hannah illustrates a responsible parent who:
A. Uses a child to gain wealth
B. Nurtures a child's spiritual growth
C. Refuses to educate her child
D. Abandons a child for personal freedom
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4 marksA young couple seeks your advice on how to raise their children in a responsible Christian manner. Suggest four pieces of advice you would give them.
(4 marks)
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Any 4 (1 mk each): Provide for the children's basic and educational needs; teach them Christian values and pray together as a family; take them to church/nurture their faith; show them love and spend quality time with them; discipline them with fairness/be good role models; plan their family according to their resources; guide them on morals such as sexual purity.
Question 7
1 markA father spends quality time listening to his children and helping them with their problems. This shows that responsible parenthood also involves meeting children's:
A. Need for expensive gifts only
B. Emotional and psychological needs
C. Desire to stay up all night
D. Wish to avoid school
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1 markA Christian couple plans the number of children they will have according to the resources they can provide. This practice reflects the value of responsible parenthood because it helps them to:
A. Please their neighbours only
B. Provide adequately for the welfare of each child
C. Escape all family responsibilities
D. Avoid ever having any children
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6 marksExplain three factors that hinder responsible parenthood in Kenya today.
(6 marks)
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Any 3 (2 mks each): Poverty/lack of resources to provide for children; drug and alcohol abuse by parents; busy work schedules leaving little time for children; broken families/divorce/single parenthood; negative influence of media and technology; irresponsible sexual behaviour leading to unplanned children; ignorance/lack of parenting skills; peer and cultural pressures.
Question 10
4 marksIdentify four ways in which children can show responsibility towards their parents.
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1 markThe Book of Proverbs advises parents to 'train up a child in the way he should go.' This teaching emphasises the parental duty of:
A. Guiding children in good morals and values
B. Punishing children severely at all times
C. Denying children any playtime
D. Sending children away from home early
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1 markAccording to Christian teaching, which of the following spiritual duties is part of responsible parenthood?
A. Discouraging children from attending church
B. Forbidding children from asking about God
C. Teaching children to pray and read the Bible
D. Delaying baptism until children are elderly
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1 markWhich one of the following best describes responsible parenthood from a Christian point of view?
A. Providing for and bringing up children in a loving and godly way
B. Leaving all child-rearing to the grandparents
C. Having as many children as possible regardless of resources
D. Providing only material needs and ignoring moral guidance
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