Family Life Cycle stages

Family lifecycle stage    :     emotional process of transition   : second order changes required in family status

1. Leaving home:single young adults  : Accepting emotional and financial responsibility for self : Differentiation of self in relation to family of origin b. Development of intimate peer relationships c. Establishment of self in respect to work and financial independence

2. The joining of families through marriage: the new couple: Commitment to new system : a. Formation of marital system b. Realignment of relationships with extended families and friends to include spouse

3. Families with young children : Accepti ng new members into the system : a. Adjusting marital system to make space for children b. Joining in child rearing, financial and household tasks c. Realignment of relationships with extended family to include parenting and grandparenting roles

4. Families with adolescents   :  Increasing flexibility of family boundaries to permit children's independence and grandparents' frailties   : a. Shifting of parent/child relationships to permit adolescent to move into and out of system b. Refocus on midlife marital and career issues c. Beginning shift toward caring for older generation

5. Launching children and moving on :  Accepti ng a mu Ititude of exits from and entries into the family system  :  a. Renegotiation of marital system as a dyad b. Development of aduIt-to-aduIt relationships
between grown children and their parents c. Realignment of relationships to include in-laws and grandchildren d. Dealing with disabilities

6. Families in later life   :   Accepting the shifting generational roles    :  a. Maintaining own and/or couple functioning and interests in face of physiological decline: exploration of new familial and social role options
b. Support for more central role of middle generation c. Making room in the system for the wisdom and
experience of the elderly, supporting the older generation without overfunctioning for them d. Dealing with loss of spouse, siblings, and other peers and preparation for death

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Reference  :

 The expanded family life cycle: individual, family and social perspectives
https://archive.org/stream/expandedfamilyli00cart#page/n7/mode/2up