Exception to The Pattern

What is a family stage?

• The shift from one stage to another.

• A time period in the life of a family that has a unique structure.

• Growth stages families experience over time.

What is a transition?

• The shift from one family stage to another.

• A time period in the life of a family that has a unique structure.

• Growth stages families experience over time.

What is the family life cycle?

• The shift from one family stage to another.

• A time period in the life of a family that has a unique structure.

• Growth stages families experience over time.

Factors that can disrupt the family cycle are:

• Financial Problems

• Severe Illness

• Death

• All of the above

In the beginning stage:

• Married couples establish a home before having kids.

• Married couple has their first child.

• Oldest child/ children goes to preschool.

In the childbearing stage:

• Married couples establish a home before having kids.

• Married couple has their first child.

• Oldest child/children goes to preschool.

In the family with preschoolers stage:

• Married couples establish a home before having kids.

• Married couple has their first child.

• Oldest child/children goes to preschool.

In the empty nest stage:

• All the children have moved out.

• All the children are still home.

• The parents are still having children.

During the aging family stage:

• A spouse may die.

• Couples are very old and retired.

• Couples have grandchildren.

• All of the above.

In stage 4 (Family with school children), parents are focused on:

• Education

• Entertainment

• Travel

• All of the above.