This stage involves getting used or adjusted to being officially married and now living together and getting a home.
Launching Stage
Bye Son, we love you so much! Have fun at college.
This stage involves preparing for childbirth and getting ready to have a baby/ kids
Mid-Years Stage
the main goal of this stage is to reorganize your family's needs and focus on school aged- kids that are growing
Aging Stage
retirement is awesome!
The main goal in this stage is to reorganize your family as kids start to leave for college or other opportunities.
Now in this stage, day to day parenting tasks are done and almost if not all children have left leaving room for the couple to focus on their own relationship again.
The main idea of the final stage is that the couple probably has grandkids, they are now retired, and have free time to do what the want with each other and traveling.