Department of Family Life and Child Development

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[FACULTY UPDATE]: Fathers Take the Lead: UP DFLCD Faculty Highlights Pandemic-Era Parenting Shifts at PECERA 2025
[FACULTY UPDATES]: DFLCD Faculty and Alumna Present Research on Filipino Families at 22nd ARAHE Biennial Conference
[STUDENT UPDATE]: DFLCD Welcomes New Undergraduate and Graduate Students for AY 2025–2026

[PANEL DISCUSSION]: What does it mean to be a parent? A mother? A father? Join us for a powerful conversation on queer parenting, fatherhood, and chosen families in the Philippines

[FREE ONLINE FORUM] “Empowering Early Childhood Educators: Fostering Creativity in East and Southeast Asian Preschools”

[STUDENT AWARD]: Ms. Daniella Louise Flores Borrero, MFLCD Graduate who bagged the 2nd Runner Up for her winning shoe design

DFLCD-UPCDC STAFF awarded UP PUSO Awardee: Congratulations! Mr. Edgardo Rico

The Department of Family Life and Child Development

The Department of Family Life and Child Development (DFLCD) was established on July 27, 1961, when the UP Board of Regents approved the creation of the College of Home Economics. Its objective, then, is to provide theoretical and practical training for competent practice and leadership in the fields of family life, child development and preschool education. The DFLCD offers three curricular programs, namely, Bachelor of Science in Family Life and Child Development or BSFLCD (est. 1976), Master of Family Life and Child Development or MFLCD (est. 1983), and Diploma in Early Childhood Development or DECD (est. 1995).

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