Frm

• Family Life Cycle: The stages the family passes through from union to retirement years as a member of a family
• Beginning Stage:

  • Period of establishment starting with marriage or other forms of unions and ending when the first child is born
  • Known as the getting acquainted stage where partners establish a meaningful relationship
  • Influences the quality of future relations
  • Joys: Spending time together, light demand on income
  • Challenges: Goal setting, personal adjustment, setting up home
• Expanding Stage:

  • Starts when the first child is born and ends when the first child leaves home
  • Family makes adjustments in relationships and child-rearing
  • Calls for adjustment, tolerance, and taking responsibilities in family care
  • Joys: Childbearing
  • Challenges: Demand on space, time, income, personal adjustment
• Contracting Stage:

  • Begins when the first child leaves home and ends when the last child leaves
  • Sub stage: "Empty Nest stage"
  • Joys: Financial recovery, retirement, bonding with grandchildren
  • Challenges: Demand on finances due to college or university, health issues, loneliness
• Stages of Family Life Cycle:

  • Beginning Stage: Starts with marriage or union and ends when the first child is born. It is a period of establishment where partners get to know each other and establish a meaningful relationship
  • Expanding Stage: Begins with the birth of the first child and ends when the first child leaves home. It involves adjustments in relationships and responsibilities towards the child
  • Contracting Stage: Begins when the first child leaves home and ends when the last child leaves. Includes the "Empty Nest stage" with joys like financial recovery and challenges like loneliness
• Food groups: Staples, Food from animals, Legumes, Fats and oils, Fruits and vegetables
• The multi-mix principle teaches combining foods from different food groups to make nutritionally balanced meals. It includes categories like two mix, three mix, and four mix meals
• Rules guiding the multi-mix principle:

  1. Staples must be included in all mixes
  2. At least one protein source must be included
  3. Vegetables are added only when staples and a protein source are paired
  4. Fats and oils are not featured in the mix
• Planning meals using the multi-mix principle:

  • Select at least one staple
  • Add at least one protein source
  • Include cooked or uncooked vegetables
• Values, Goals, and Attitude:

  • Values determine what is right or wrong
  • Attitudes are likes and dislikes
  • Goals are determined by values and attitudes
• Relationship between values and behavior:

  • Values influence behavior as they are used to make decisions
• Formation of values:

  • Values can come from parents, family, peers, media, personal experiences, community, society, and reactions to authority
• Characteristics of goals:

  • Realistic, indicators of values, serve as guides, and form a sequence for future goals
• Types of goals:

  • Long-term, short-term, and intermediate goals
• Steps to achieve goals:

  • Rank in order of priority
  • Ensure they are realistic
  • Decide on actions and resources
  • Involve family members
  • Make a contingency plan
• Resources of management:

  • Assets, materials, skills, talents, and capabilities
• Planning, Organizing, Implementing, Controlling, and Evaluation are key aspects of management
• Time management:

  • Using time wisely to achieve set goals
• Benefits of work simplification:

  • Task completion in less time
  • Efficiency and effectiveness
  • Saving time and energy
• Work simplification techniques:

  • Dependent Sequencing
  • Independent Sequencing
  • Dovetailing
  • Clustering
  • Overlapping
• Techniques for managing time and energy:

  • Break tasks into smaller ones
  • Know personal energy patterns
  • Group tasks efficiently
  • Establish routines and habits
• Possible problems in time management:

  • Communication issues
  • Differences in time schedules
  • Age differences
• Consequences of ineffective time management:

  • Poor quality work
  • Missed deadlines
  • Poor relationships
  • Lack of punctuality
  • Lower grades
  • Financial implications
  • Procrastination
  • Lowered motivation
• Family Life Cycle: The stages the family passes through from union to retirement years as a member of a family
• Stages of Family Life Cycle:

  • Beginning Stage: Period of establishment, starts with marriage or other unions and ends when the first child is born
  • Expanding Stage: Begins with the first child's birth and ends when the first child leaves home
  • Contracting Stage: Starts when the first child leaves home and ends when the last child leaves, including the "Empty Nest stage"
• The multi-mix principle teaches combining foods from different food groups to make nutritionally balanced meals
• The multi-mix principle is broken down into categories: Two mix, Three mix, Four mix

  • Two mix example: Toasted Bread and Scrambled Egg
  • Three mix example: Rice and Peas and Stewed Chicken
  • Four mix example: Boiled Bananas, Salt Fish & Beans, and Steamed Broccoli
• Rules guiding the multi-mix principle:

  1. Staples must be included in all mixes
  2. At least one protein source must be included in all mixes
  3. Vegetables are added only when staples and a protein source are paired
  4. Fats and oils are not featured in the mix
• Planning meals using the multi-mix principle:

  • Select at least one staple but no more than two per meal
  • Add at least one protein source that complements the chosen staple(s)
  • Include a portion of cooked or uncooked vegetables
• Values, Goals, and Attitude:

  • Values: Determine what is right or wrong, good or unjust
  • Attitudes: Likes and dislikes towards things, people, and objects
  • Goals: Determined by values and attitudes
• Relationship between values and behavior:

  • Values influence behavior as they are used to make decisions
• Formation of values:

  • Values can come from parents, family, friends, cultural experiences, traditions, and environment
• Characteristics of goals:

  • Realistic, indicators of values, serve as guides for actions, and form a guide to follow
• Types of goals:

  • Long-term, Short-term, Intermediate goals
• Steps to achieve goals:

  • Rank in order of priority
  • Ensure they are realistic
  • Decide on a method or sequence of actions
  • Involve family members
  • Decide on resources to use
  • Make a contingency plan
• Resources of management:

  • Non-human resources: tangible assets
  • Human resources: characteristics or qualities of people
• Planning, Organizing, Implementing, Controlling, Evaluation in management
• Time management:

  • Using time wisely to achieve set goals
  • Making the most of the time allotted for tasks
• Benefits of work simplification:

  • Task completion in less time
  • Completion of several tasks simultaneously
  • Enhanced efficiency and effectiveness
  • Saving time and energy
• Work simplification techniques:

  • Dependent Sequencing
  • Independent Sequencing
  • Dovetailing
  • Clustering
  • Overlapping