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and care their babies properly. They can plan for the appropriate size of family according
to their income. Thus, conception at appropriate age is considered as an indicator of
happy and quality life.

e. Birth Spacing
For happy family life, birth spacing is very essential. Birth spacing of 4/5 years between
two successive children helps to maintain good health of both the mother and the child.
The child gets proper love and care when there is proper birth spacing. At the same
time, the economic burden of family will also be reduced. Appropriate age gap between
children helps in the physical, mental and intellectual development of children.

f. Health and Sanitation
Good health and sanitation has great role in the economic and social development of any
family. Neat, clean, green and healthy environment makes the life of people healthy. Good
health is a very valuable asset of every individual. When the family members are healthy,
they can contribute for the social and economical development of their family, society and
the nation. For good health of the family and society, there should be proper management
of drainage, toilet, sewage, etc. This helps to maintain happy life in the family.

g. Nutritious Food
Nutritious food and balanced diet is essential for the survival of every human being. It
helps in the physical, mental and intellectual development of individual. It also helps to
increase the immunity power and prevent diseases. Lack of nutritious food and balanced
diet leads to malnutrition and malnutrition makes an individual the victim of different
types of diseases. A sick patient cannot be happy and make others happy too. Therefore,
nutritious and balanced diet is essential for happy life.

h. Gender Equality
Gender equality gives equal opportunities to both
males and females in every activities like education,
employment, freedom, decision making, etc. In
Nepalese family, there is discrimination between
sons and daughters. Many couples are found
reproducing many daughters for want of a son.
This makes the family size big. A big family invites
different types problems like lack of fulfillment
of basic needs, misunderstanding, lack of peace
and harmony in a family. On the other hand, in Fig: 18
the family where there is gender equality, the reverse takes place. Even the females get
opportunities of income generation. They can support to strength the economic condition
of the family and make the family happy.

i. Responsibilities of Parents
The contributions given by the parents for the overall development of their children are
known as responsibilities of parents. It is the duty of every parents to give nutritious
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