FAMILY LIFE STYLES

AND TRANSITIONS
  Alfred Alder gave the term lifestyle. He was
Introductio an Austrian psychologist. He wrote a book named
“The Case of Miss R in 1929”. In the book, Alfred
n to mentioned how a person’s childhood affects their
Lifestyle lifestyle later.
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What is
family  The way a family eats, the way that people
lifestyl communicate with each other, the way they interact
with each other, and the activities the family does
e? together, sleeping patterns, eating tendencies, level
of physical activity, stress management practices,
hydration habits.
• It's a good idea for families to sit down to a • The activities that a family does together are
healthy meal together. part of their lifestyle.
 Lifestyles can be based on your culture, work, and
preferences. Some types of lifestyle are mentioned below:

Types • Healthy Lifestyle

• Nomadic Lifestyle
of • Digital Lifestyle

lifestyles
 1)HEALTHY
LIFESTYLE:

• A healthy lifestyle includes eating

Explanation nutritious food. You avoid junk
food or fast food.
• To keep your body active, you eat
a nutritious diet. This diet keeps
you energetic.
• A healthy lifestyle is the first
step towards an active lifestyle.
2) NOMADIC LIFESTYLE:
• A nomad is someone who wanders from
one place to another.( The ancient people
in central Asia acquired this lifestyle. They
used to move around with their horses)
• . A nomadic lifestyle avoids attachment with
anything. They move from place to place,
and are comfortable in that.
3) DIGITAL LIFESTYLE:
• Digital lifestyle means that people can
easily connect around the world by using
internet and digital technologies, work
from any location or create smart homes.
• Digital lifestyle is perceived positively
both from individual and business level
as it improves cooperation,
communication and can help to reduce
expenses.
• Examples:
Websites, smartphones, digital
televisions, Digital Music(recorder),
Geolocation, Blogs, Social Media,
Computers, Printers, ATMs, Digital Cameras,
Cars and Other Vehicles, Robotics, Drones
and Guided Missiles etc..
Qualities
of a
healthy
and
strong
family
 Qualities of dysfunctional family are:

 Parent’s Addiction
Qualities of  Controlled family environment
a  Mental illness
dysfunction  Poor parenting

al family  Distressed or abusive

environments
IMPORTANC
E OF
FAMILY
LIFESTYLES
 The New ABCD of lifestyle is
 A – Anxiety (Mind control)
 B – Body (Diet & Exercise)
 C – Cigarette and addiction
 D – Direction in which we are moving
Good  E – Exercise
to  F – Friends

know!  G--Guru or God and

 H – Humor.
In this ABCDEFGH of lifestyle, if an individual gets 7 or 8 out
of 10 marks every day, he is leading a healthy lifestyle. Trying
to get 10 out of 10 adds to mental stress!
FAMILY
TRANSITIONS
  The process or a period of changing from one state
or condition to another.
Transitio  Movement, passage, or change from one position
n means: to
another.
  A family structure
transition occurs if the
child experienced a
change in family structure
WHAT IS due to a parent getting
FAMILY married, divorced or
cohabiting with a new
TRANSITION partner.
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  The birth/ adoption of a child
 A child starting childcare/ primary/
secondary school A child becoming an
adolescent
 Work/ career/ school changes for any member
of the family
Family  Child leaving home (first and last child in
Transitio particular)
 Adult children becoming more committed
n in relationships with significant partners
includes:  Parent/s retiring from work
 The birth of grandchildren
 The death of parent/s, grandparent/s, and other
significant family members for any member of
the family
 Transition of a family may occurs due
to following reasons:
 Marriage
Reasons of  Birth of a child
Transition  Children growing up and leaving home.
of Family: Although cultural or socioeconomic
influences may cause the timing of these
events to vary, these transitions are a normal
part of family life.
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Credit: This Presentation was made by Fatima.