The family is one of our most important instituitions, even though it may be changing very much in nature. There are all sorts of different families these days ranging from married couples with children, single parents with children, couples, elderly couples, etc. No matter what type of family you may live in you should strive to achieve family quality of life. The following domains which have been adapted from a study by Turnball, A., Park, J., Mannan, M., Marquir, J., & Wang, M., (2003) can help us to reflect and try to evaluate our own families and then try to work at every area to achieve quality life for every member.

The domains are:

1. Advocacy in favour of the insituition of the family
2. Emotional Well-being
3. A healthy physical environment
4. Good health
5. Productivity - that members of the family live in an environment where they can work/study/achieve potentials/ develop talents
6. Social Well-being
7. Financial Well-being
8. Daily family life which is pleasant, positive, encouraging, fun, creative, productive
9. Good Parenting which supports all these domains
10. Healthy Family interaction

We also need to reflect on our lifestyles and on the circumstances within our own families. We need to try to manage today's hectic life with good organisational skills and sound stress management. We must seperate work from family life and dedicate quality time with different members of our family. Limit interruptions eg smsing, mobiles, etc when with our family members, especially during meals, reading time, discussions, watching a dvd together, etc. Make it work!