Family lifestyle refers to the way families live and their attitude, knowledge and habits. Furthermore, family lifestyle is an important determinant of family health. There are several aspects of lifestyle that affect health, such as smoking, home safety and food safety. I visited Mr. Doed Mrs. Mary to understand the lifestyle better. They have three children, a boy and two girls. In this report I will describe the family's knowledge, attitude and practice in terms of smoking, home safety and food safety. Smoking is one of the dangerous habits that people adopt in their life. This habit affects health and causes several diseases, such as lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, and lung disease (Institute of Medicine, 2012). In the family I visited, the father is a smoker. He strongly approves of the idea of smoking while the mother strongly disapproves of the idea of smoking. Both know that smoking harms the smoker, but the father does not know that smoking harms other people who are called: passive smokers. Furthermore, the father was 15 years old when he started smoking cigarettes. There is more than one reason that pushed his father to start smoking when he was a teenager. One of these reasons is to copy his father's behavior. He believes it would be difficult for him to quit smoking. I agree that quitting smoking is difficult since cigarettes contain nicotine, which is more addictive than heroin and smoking also becomes part of his daily routine (Giovanni, 2012). The mother's point of view is opposite to that of the father, she strongly disapproves of smoking. He stopped his father from smoking in the house. He knows that tobacco smoke can cause effects on... middle of paper... he informs them about food hygiene and especially the importance of cleaning children's hands before eating. Also, I would advise them to read more about healthy eating to increase their awareness about food and reduce the risk factors of different diseases. At the end of this report, I think the father has the wrong view on smoking, as he believes that smoking does not harm other people. The mother, however, knows that smoking has a greater effect on passive smokers. Additionally, we should encourage and help smokers in our community to quit. Additionally, home safety is important for children since they spend most of their time at home. Additionally, parents should be aware of the internal and external security of the home to protect their children. Parents are responsible for making sure children eat clean, healthy foods.
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