The document outlines 7 stages of family development from the beginning family to the aging family. Each stage is defined by the members present and their developmental tasks and challenges. These include establishing financial stability in early stages, adjusting to new children, recognizing achievements as children age, dealing with peer pressure as teenagers join the family, launching children as adults, maintaining connections during empty nest years, and adjusting to retirement in later years. The document also includes a self-reflection activity where the reader rates their family on characteristics of a healthy family such as interaction, establishing priorities, respect, acceptance, cherishing relationships, appreciation, problem-solving, and spiritual enhancement.
The document outlines 7 stages of family development from the beginning family to the aging family. Each stage is defined by the members present and their developmental tasks and challenges. These include establishing financial stability in early stages, adjusting to new children, recognizing achievements as children age, dealing with peer pressure as teenagers join the family, launching children as adults, maintaining connections during empty nest years, and adjusting to retirement in later years. The document also includes a self-reflection activity where the reader rates their family on characteristics of a healthy family such as interaction, establishing priorities, respect, acceptance, cherishing relationships, appreciation, problem-solving, and spiritual enhancement.
The document outlines 7 stages of family development from the beginning family to the aging family. Each stage is defined by the members present and their developmental tasks and challenges. These include establishing financial stability in early stages, adjusting to new children, recognizing achievements as children age, dealing with peer pressure as teenagers join the family, launching children as adults, maintaining connections during empty nest years, and adjusting to retirement in later years. The document also includes a self-reflection activity where the reader rates their family on characteristics of a healthy family such as interaction, establishing priorities, respect, acceptance, cherishing relationships, appreciation, problem-solving, and spiritual enhancement.
College of Nursing Community Health Nursing Gutierez, Arthur B.
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Stages of Family Members of family Developmental tasks Challenges/Difficulties
(duration in years) Stage 1: Beginning Mother and father Establishes everything Money Family ( 2 years ) that they can and Environment helping their children for the future Stage 2: Child bearing child The parents is adjusting family (2 ½ years) themselves to child Environment bearing Socialization Stage 3: family and Oldest child attend activities in Socialization preschoolers (2 to 3 school Environment years) Stage 4: family with Oldest child Recognizing Time school age children (6 achievements in Priorities like years) different sports or work, other academics sidelines, and etc. Stage 5: family with Oldest child (teenager) Giving trust but the Peer pressure teenagers (age 13 to guidance is still there of their 20) children given by his/her friends Negative thinking that leads to rebellion Stage 6: launching Oldest child to adult Giving what we want to Money be in the future Stage 7: Empty nest Mother and father Still keeping in touch as Works a family own families of their childs Stage 8: Aging family Partner Adjusting to retirement New environment for them (once again) Support of their children
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Self-reflection
Characteristic of a 3 ( always) 2 (sometimes) 1( never) If never, give
healthy family reason 1. Members ✅ interact with each other 2. Members ✅ establish priorities 3. Families ✅ members conform, support and respect each other 4. Family ✅ members accept responsibilities and value each other 5. Members ✅ cherish relationships, socialize with each other, and accept changes 6. Members ✅ acknowledge and appreciate the contribution and participation of members 7. Participate in ✅ solving problems 8. Participate in ✅ spiritual enhancement Total: 21 2