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- The beginning stage
- Childbearing stage
- Parenting stage
- Begins with a couple’s marriage or cohabitation, which establishes a family unit.Assume roles of husband and wife, spouses, partners.Main goal is adjusting to married and/or living together life - become comfortable with each other.Each spouse must adjust to living with another person and consider this person’s needs.
- The launching stage
- Begins with expectant parenthood.As the stage begins, couple focuses on the coming birth.After first child is born, couples must give their primary attention to their infant’s needs.Roles of father and mother are added to the roles of husband and wife - parents must learn to manage extra responsibilities and demands on their time & energy.
- The mid-Years stage
- The main goal of this stage is reorganizing the family to fit the expanding world of school-age children.Parents need to recognize that each child has individual needs.Life may become more hectic as children become more involved in activities outside the home.During the teen years, children become more independent.
- Aging Stage
- Children begin to leave the family home.The family contracts as children pursue education and career goals or establish families of their own.The major goal of this stage is to reorganize the family as members leave.
- Their children may begin establishing families of their own.When the youngest child leaves, parents are alone together again, which can be a big adjustment- refocus on marriage.Day-to-day parenting tasks have ended, but parents remain connected to and supportive of their children.Parents have to learn to relate to their sons/daughters as adults.
- When they retire, couples enter this stage.The retirement years mean breaking away from a person’s role as an employee– big adjustmentRetirement can give them the opportunity to focus on hobbies and interests.Travel and friendships can add enjoyment to retirement.
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