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A 7 page paper that explains what family life cycle stages are and emphasizes the fourth stage, Families with School children. The case looks at a family with a chronically ill child and how that does or does not impact the family life cycle stage. Includes interview questions and hypothetical responses. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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child or adolescent fails to master the task at the appropriate stage, they will likely have problems in their adult lives. Freud and Erikson are the two theorists most often
associated with child development theories. In the mid-1950s, Evelyn Duvall brought the concept of developmental stages to family life (Poon and Bader, 2005). She identified eight family life cycle
stages ranging from couples without children to the retirement and death of spouses (Poon and Bader, 2005). The fourth stage is Families with school-age children where the oldest child
is no older than 13 (Poon and Bader, 2005). During this stage, children are learning to socialize more with peers and they are concerned about school. All stages are crucial
to the individuals and to the family as a system, however, there is significant developmental growth for the children during these years, which is why this paper emphasizes this stage.
What happens at this stage if something disrupts the family dynamics. Specifically, what happens when a child has a chronic health problem? This stage can be compared with Eriksons
Stages of Psychosocial Development. During these years, Erikson says children deal with the duality of industry versus inferiority (Bellack and Edlund, 1992) If the child is successful, they will gain
self-esteem. This is true in the family as well. Parents may have some emotional difficulties as their children grow from being little boys and girls to being school children who
are influenced by others. The dynamics of the family change at this time but the members are still interdependent beings (Bellack and Edlund, 1992). If there is a disruption in
the family, the dynamics will change. For example, if someone loses their job or if the parents decide to divorce or if a child contracts a chronic health problem.
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