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family life cycle

the family life cycle is the emotional and intellectual stages a person passes through from childhood to the retirement years as a member of a family.

the family life cycle consists of several developmental stages:

  • independence
  • coupling or marriage
  • parenting
  • launching adult children
  • retirement or senior stage of life

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