It’s true that children depend in the parents for food, clothing and shelter.

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The man’s heart attack scared him badly and he decided having a regular check up from then on.
i would change having to To have.

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yes, and remember that it is a compound sentence. I'd do it as

The man’s heart attack scared him badly, and he decided to have regular check-ups from then on.

check up is a verb
checkup or check-up is a noun