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Family Development Stages

Family Development Stages. FAMILY – Two or more people who have chosen to live together who share their resources, interests and roles. Functions of a Family. Physical Maintenance Protection Nurturance Socialization and Education Reproduction Recreation.

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Family Development Stages

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  1. Family Development Stages FAMILY – Two or more people who have chosen to live together who share their resources, interests and roles.

  2. Functions of a Family • Physical Maintenance • Protection • Nurturance • Socialization and Education • Reproduction • Recreation

  3. Protection / DisciplineKY No. 1 in abuse /???????

  4. Nurturance - Loving Care Just as infants need soft touch, cuddling and the sound of the caregivers voice as the child grows they need limits set on their behavior. The need for love continues through out the life . If the family unit breaks down; other support systems are needed.

  5. Family Types • Nuclear – conjugal (husband/wife with or without children) • Extended (grandparents,…) • Single parent • Blended (step children) • Communal (with mates and children) • Foster or adoptive • Lesbian or gay

  6. Making Families Work • Share and value history and memories • Encourage respect for individual differences • Give everyone a place for belongings • Avoid taking sides • Avoid negative comments about absent parents • Be sensitive if differences in surnames

  7. Family Stages • Couple Stage • Childbearing Stage • Grown-Child Stage • Older-family Stage

  8. Healthy Relationship • Clarify roles, but maintain self-identity • Permit autonomy, but maintain intimacy • Value time for privacy • Recognize and seek outside support during periods of stress • Tighten family bonds in times of stress • Respect partners worth • Handle conflict with open communication • Maintain a sense of humor • Satisfy your mate’s needs for security and safety • Demonstrate caring while maintaining a romantic outlook • Be open and tolerant to mate’s point of view • Take time to have fun and share with each other

  9. Health Promotion Influences • What does your family do to be healthy? • Communication? • Diet / Meals together? • Play and recreation? • Smoking? Alcohol? • Drugs? • MD visits? • Immunizations?

  10. Developmental Theories • Growth refers to an increase in physical size. It can be measured quantitatively; inches, feet and pounds. • Development the progressive acquisition of skills and the capacity to function. It is measured qualitatively; questions.

  11. Names You Will Hear • Erick Erickson – Psychosocial theory • Jean Piaget – Cognitive theory • Lawrence Kohlburg –Moral development • Robert Havighurst – Social development • Sigmund Freud – Psychosexual • Abraham Maslow – Hierarchy of Needs

  12. What Happens When Things Go**&*&&$##(&#

  13. What Happens When Things Go**&*&&$##(&#

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