Marriage 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 

Facts on Teen Marriages~ Females between 14-17 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  

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:1.Act quickly2.Be consistent3.Praise positive behavior  *Parents greatest challenge= Instill Values