Thursday, April 11, 2013

Week 13 (4/8 - 4/12)

Week 13



Stages and phases of family life:
 Middle adulthood

Challenges and opportunities associated with middle adulthood:
  • o   mid life crisis
  • o   teenage children- wanting to follow outside influences
  • o   finances
  • o   retirement plans
  • o   changing family dynamics
  • o   Empty nester
  • o   Children varying ages
  • o   Changing technology
  • o   Traveling
  • o   Grandparents getting older and needing to take care of them
  • o   Medical expenses
  • o   More time

A lot of people face the following when they reach middle age: 
Generativity- Feeling like you have a legacy
Stagnation- Feeling like you have no contributed much- like your not growing and developing.

Integrity VS despair
Based on how people view things and whether they learn something from them

I hope that I am ready for these changes when I am reaching middle age. There will be many things that come my way, but I am excited to make the best of them.

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