Stages
During this Family Life Cycle Stage, people are meeting and beginning to create a life together.
What is the Beginning Stage?
A family that temporarily takes care of children in their home.
What is: a Foster Family?
Brothers and sisters.
What are siblings?
A man or a woman raising a child or children.
What is a single parent family?
Eye color, height, freckles, curly hair.
What is something you can inherit from a family member?
A home where children have left to be on their own.
What is the Empty Nest?
During this Family Life Cycle Stage, children are no longer at home and parents are looking forward to retirement
What is the Middle Years stage?
One challenge in the retirement stage.
What is: boredom, loneliness, health issues?
All people go through every stage of the Family Life Cycle at the same time.
What is : False?
Customs passed from one generation to another.
What are traditions?
One event that affects the order in which families go through the family life cycle.
What is: divorce? death of spouse? can't have children?
The number of years between siblings.
What is the Age Span?
The competition for the love and attention of parents.
What is: Sibling Rivalry?
Income earner, mother, father, sister, brother, baby sitter, friend, basketball player.
What are Roles in a family?
When you have confidence in yourself and your abilities.
What is : Self-Esteem?
The process families go through as they grow and change.
What is: Family Life Cycle?