1. Reason for failed marriages: ~ Not prepared for commitment
 Commitment: A promise or pledge.
Reason for failed marriages:
~ Not prepared for commitment
Reasons For Marriage include:
~ Love
~Pregnancy
~Financial security
~Lonely
Marital Adjustment: How well people adjust and adapt to marriage and to each other.
Factors Affecting Marital Adjustment include:
~Agree on critical issues
~Share common interests
~Have few complaints
~Affection
~Few complaints about marriage

2. Facts on Teen Marriages
~ Females between who marry are twice as likely to divorce
~3/4 of teen couples who marry because pregnancy divorce w/ in 6 yrs.
 Conflicts in Marriage
~ Differences in spending and saving habits
~Conflicting loyalties
~Intimacy or sexual problems
~House work
~Decisions on having children or not

3. Parenthood
Planned Pregnancy: Making a decision to get pregnant before baby is conceived.   
Responsibilities of Parenthood
~Unconditional love
~Provide shelter, food, clothing, education
~Setting limits, provide guidance, instill values
Self- directed: making correct decisions about behavior when adults are not there to enforce rules.
Guidelines for disciplining children:
Act quickly
Be consistent
Praise positive behavior
*Parents greatest challenge= Instill Values