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Family Life Cycle

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  • What makes a strong family?
    Appreciation, affection, commitment, time together, problem solving, & communication
  • Blended Family
    Husband, wife and children from previous marriages
  • Cohabitating Family
    when the individuals raising the children aren’t married but are living together
  • Aging Family
    Retirement until death of a marriage partner
  • Nuclear Family
    mother and father live together with their children
  • Single Parent Family
    Child raised by one parent
  • Adoptive/Foster Family
    Children may live with their adoptive or foster families
  • Family with PreSchoolers
    When the oldest child is between the ages of 2.5 yrs-6
  • Beginning Family
    A newly married couple establishes their home, but no children yet
  • Basic needs a family should provide
    Food, shelter, clothing and predictible caring environment (emotional support), social skills & an education
  • Launching Center
    From the time the oldest child leaves the familyfor independent adulthood until the last child leaves
  • Childless Family
    Couples who choose to not have children
  • Empty Nest
    Starts whe the children are gone until retirement
  • Extended Family
    A family in which relatives, in addition, to parents and children live in a single household
  • Parenting Family
    From the birth of a first child until they reach 2.5 years
  • Family with School Children
    Whe the oldest child is between the ages of 6-13
  • Family with Teenagers
    When the oldest child is between the ages of 13-19
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