HOME SCIENCE IN NEW HOME SCIENCE IN NEW AGE: EMPOWERING AGE: EMPOWERING

PROFESSIONALS FOR PROFESSIONALS FOR QUALITY LIFEQUALITY LIFE

Abha KhetarpalAbha KhetarpalAssociate Professor Associate Professor

D.A.V. College , Yamuna Nagar D.A.V. College , Yamuna Nagar (Haryana). (Haryana).

HOME IS A PLACE, WHICH PROVIDES HOME IS A PLACE, WHICH PROVIDES COMFORT AND MEETS AN INDIVIDUAL’S COMFORT AND MEETS AN INDIVIDUAL’S NEED FOR SAFETY, SECURITY, IDENTITY NEED FOR SAFETY, SECURITY, IDENTITY AND A SENSE OF BELONGINGNESS. AND A SENSE OF BELONGINGNESS.

HOMESCIENCE PROVIDES AN HOMESCIENCE PROVIDES AN UNDERSTANDING OF DESIGNING AND UNDERSTANDING OF DESIGNING AND ARRANGING THE ENVIRONMENT AT HOME ARRANGING THE ENVIRONMENT AT HOME IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT PROMOTES IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT PROMOTES HEALTHY PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL HEALTHY PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUALS. DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUALS.

HOME SCIENCE IS A FIELD OF STUDY HOME SCIENCE IS A FIELD OF STUDY WITH ITS MISSION TO EMPOWER WITH ITS MISSION TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY FOR EFFECTIVE ROLE PERFORMANCE FOR EFFECTIVE ROLE PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES TO AND MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE. IT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE. IT PRIMARILY EMERGED OUT OF THE PRIMARILY EMERGED OUT OF THE FELT NEED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE FELT NEED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE TYPE OF TRAINING FOR GIRLS IN THE TYPE OF TRAINING FOR GIRLS IN THE CONTEXT OF CHANGES IN THE SOCIO-CONTEXT OF CHANGES IN THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AS ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AS THE CHANGES IN THE FAMILY SYSTEM THE CHANGES IN THE FAMILY SYSTEM AND FUNCTIONS. AND FUNCTIONS.

IT IS A UNIQUE FEATURE OF HOME IT IS A UNIQUE FEATURE OF HOME SCIENCE EDUCATION THAT OVER AND SCIENCE EDUCATION THAT OVER AND ABOVE PRODUCING PROFESSIONAL IN ABOVE PRODUCING PROFESSIONAL IN HOME SCIENCE, IT INCULCATES A SENSE HOME SCIENCE, IT INCULCATES A SENSE OF SOCIAL AWARENESS AND SPIRIT OF OF SOCIAL AWARENESS AND SPIRIT OF SERVICE TO THE SOCIETY.SERVICE TO THE SOCIETY.

THE ISSUES RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE THE ISSUES RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES, WOMEN MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES, WOMEN EMPOWERMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP EMPOWERMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATION SKILLS ETC. ARE INCLUDED PROPERLY IN THE ETC. ARE INCLUDED PROPERLY IN THE CURRICULUM. CURRICULUM.

IF SOME WORKABLE SOLUTION CAN BE IF SOME WORKABLE SOLUTION CAN BE FOUND HOME SCIENCE EDUCATION IS A FOUND HOME SCIENCE EDUCATION IS A VITAL FIELD FOR PROMOTION OF GAINFUL VITAL FIELD FOR PROMOTION OF GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. IT WOULD THUS BE AN EMPLOYMENT. IT WOULD THUS BE AN ASSET NOT ONLY TO INDIVIDUALS BUT TO ASSET NOT ONLY TO INDIVIDUALS BUT TO ORGANIZATIONS WHO NEED THEIR ORGANIZATIONS WHO NEED THEIR EXPERTISE. THIS WILL RESULT IN RICHER EXPERTISE. THIS WILL RESULT IN RICHER AND FULLER HOME LIFE WHICH IS AN AND FULLER HOME LIFE WHICH IS AN ULTIMATE GOAL OF HOME SCIENCE ULTIMATE GOAL OF HOME SCIENCE EDUCATION AND ALSO RICHNESS OF EDUCATION AND ALSO RICHNESS OF SOCIETY EVEN TODAY IS MEASURED IN SOCIETY EVEN TODAY IS MEASURED IN TERMS OF RICHNESS OF THE HOMES AND TERMS OF RICHNESS OF THE HOMES AND FAMILIES IN A GIVEN SOCIETY. FAMILIES IN A GIVEN SOCIETY.

MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE

EMPOWERMENTEMPOWERMENT

BUILDING THE ABILITY AND SKILLS BUILDING THE ABILITY AND SKILLS OF WOMEN TO GAIN INSIGHT OF OF WOMEN TO GAIN INSIGHT OF ACTIONS AND ISSUES IN THE ACTIONS AND ISSUES IN THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT WHICH EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT WHICH INFLUENCE THEM, AND TO BUILD INFLUENCE THEM, AND TO BUILD THEIR CAPACITY TO GET INVOLVED THEIR CAPACITY TO GET INVOLVED AND VOICE THEIR CONCERNS IN AND VOICE THEIR CONCERNS IN THESE EXTERNAL PROCESSES, AND THESE EXTERNAL PROCESSES, AND MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.

NEW AVENUESNEW AVENUES

IT MAKES THE ROLE OF TIME AND IT MAKES THE ROLE OF TIME AND DISTANCE LESS SIGNIFICANT IN DISTANCE LESS SIGNIFICANT IN ORGANISING BUSINESS AND ORGANISING BUSINESS AND PRODUCTION RELATED ACTIVITIES. PRODUCTION RELATED ACTIVITIES. WOMEN THEREFORE CAN WORK WOMEN THEREFORE CAN WORK FROM ANYWHERE AND AT ANYTIME FROM ANYWHERE AND AT ANYTIME AND RAISE THAT EXTRA INCOME TO AND RAISE THAT EXTRA INCOME TO BECOME MORE FINANCIALLY BECOME MORE FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT AND EMPOWERED. INDEPENDENT AND EMPOWERED.

STATE THE AIM CLEARLY. INCLUDE NUMERICAL GOALS THAT

REQUIRE FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE TO THE SYSTEM.

SET STRETCH GOALS. AVOID AIM DRIFT. BE PREPARED TO REFOCUS THE AIM.

MANTRA FOR SUCCESSMANTRA FOR SUCCESS

SUCCESS= PREPRATION SUCCESS= PREPRATION +OPPORTUNITY+OPPORTUNITY

DONOT LET OTHERS PLAN FOR DONOT LET OTHERS PLAN FOR YOU BECAUSE A MANAGER WHO YOU BECAUSE A MANAGER WHO PLANS YOUR FUTURE IS REALLY PLANS YOUR FUTURE IS REALLY PLANNING FOR HIMSELFPLANNING FOR HIMSELF

BOTTOM LINEBOTTOM LINE THERE ARE MANY PATHS TO SUCCESS, THERE ARE MANY PATHS TO SUCCESS,

EXPLORE OPTIONS AND CHOOSE EXPLORE OPTIONS AND CHOOSE WHAT SUITS YOU.WHAT SUITS YOU.

ACHIEVE GOALS ON YOUR OWN ACHIEVE GOALS ON YOUR OWN TERMS.TERMS.

GET EDUCATED, GET EXPERIENCE AND GET EDUCATED, GET EXPERIENCE AND NETWORK WITH PEERS.NETWORK WITH PEERS.

CHOOSE TO LIVE WELL, REMOVE CHOOSE TO LIVE WELL, REMOVE STRESS AT HOME AND AT WORKSTRESS AT HOME AND AT WORK

WHAT STRESSES YOU OUT?WHAT STRESSES YOU OUT?

MONEY/BILLSMONEY/BILLS TRAFFICTRAFFIC

HEALTHHEALTH LACK OF FREE LACK OF FREE

TIMETIME RELATIONSHIPS-RELATIONSHIPS-

FAMILY & FAMILY & FRIENDSFRIENDS

WHAT CAN STRESS LEAD TO?WHAT CAN STRESS LEAD TO?

LOW PRODUCTIVITYLOW PRODUCTIVITY ANGER ANGER FRUSTRATIONFRUSTRATION WORK RELATED INJURIESWORK RELATED INJURIES LACK OF CONCENTRATIONLACK OF CONCENTRATION ANXIETYANXIETY PANIC ATTACKSPANIC ATTACKS DEPRESSIONDEPRESSION

Stress and PerformanceStress and PerformanceDEALING MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH STRESS IMPROVES DEALING MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH STRESS IMPROVES

PERFORMANCEPERFORMANCE AND AND THE QUALITY OF LIFETHE QUALITY OF LIFE

It is like salt and pepper to life

IS STRESS GOOD OR BAD FOR US ?IS STRESS GOOD OR BAD FOR US ?

SO ALL EFFORTS SHOULD BE TO CONVERT SO ALL EFFORTS SHOULD BE TO CONVERT ALL STRESSES INTO EUSTRESS –THIS CAN ALL STRESSES INTO EUSTRESS –THIS CAN

BE ACHIEVED BY STRESS MANAGEMENT BE ACHIEVED BY STRESS MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES TECHNIQUES

ALL STRESSES CAN BE GOOD

The only difference between a The only difference between a diamond and a lump of coal is diamond and a lump of coal is

that the diamond had a little more that the diamond had a little more pressure put on it. – pressure put on it. –

ANONYMOUSANONYMOUS

REMEMBERREMEMBER IT IS REALLY YOUR IT IS REALLY YOUR STORY AND YOU ARE STORY AND YOU ARE THE ARCHITECT OF THE ARCHITECT OF YOUR LIFE.YOUR LIFE.

PRAYERPRAYER GOD, GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO GOD, GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO

ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE; ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE

DIFFERENCE- DIFFERENCE- LIVING ONE DAY AT A TIME; LIVING ONE DAY AT A TIME; ENJOYING ONE MOMENT AT A TIME; ENJOYING ONE MOMENT AT A TIME; ACCEPTING HARDSHIPS AS THE PATHWAY ACCEPTING HARDSHIPS AS THE PATHWAY

TO PEACETO PEACE

THANK YOUTHANK YOU