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Family Developmental Tasks

The document outlines eight developmental tasks that are essential for families to perform to remain healthy units. The tasks include providing physical needs, socializing family members, allocating resources fairly, maintaining order, dividing labor, reproduction and recruitment of members, placing members in society, and maintaining motivation and morale. It also describes eight stages of family development from marriage through retirement, outlining the tasks and nursing roles at each stage.

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Family Developmental Tasks

The document outlines eight developmental tasks that are essential for families to perform to remain healthy units. The tasks include providing physical needs, socializing family members, allocating resources fairly, maintaining order, dividing labor, reproduction and recruitment of members, placing members in society, and maintaining motivation and morale. It also describes eight stages of family development from marriage through retirement, outlining the tasks and nursing roles at each stage.

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Family Developmental tasks


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Family Tasks

Duvall and Miller identified 8 tasks that are essential for a family to perform to survive as a healthy unit. tasks differ in degree

These

from family to family but they are usually present to


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some extent in all families.

Assessing families for performing these tasks is helpful in establishing the extent of stress on a family and empowering the family to move toward healthier behaviors.

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1. Physical Maintenance
Provide

food, shelter, clothing and health care.

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2. Socialization of Family Members


Prepare

children to live in the community and to interact with people outside the family.

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3. Allocation of Resources
Distribution

of resources to family members should be justified, consistent and fair. include

Resources

material goods, affection, time and space.


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4. Maintenance of Order
Establish

values, responsibilities and enforce common regulations for family members.

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5. Division of Labor
Divide

workload among members and it should be flexible enough that they can change workloads as needed.

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6. Reproduction, Recruitment and release of Family members


Family

planning lives in

and the

procreation.
Decide

who household.

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7. Placement of Members into the Larger Society


Select

community activities:

Schools Religious affiliation Hospital Hospice setting

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8. Maintenance of Motivation and Morale


It

is important that member motivates another.

each one

The

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moral values of the family such as love, respect and trust builds self-esteem and a sense of pride both to parents

These

result to each member defending the family against all possible threats.

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Family Developmental tasks


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Stage 1: Marriage
Establish

a mutually satisfying relationship. to relate well to their partners family. in reproductive life planning.

Learn

Engage

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Nursing role:
Assist couple in

reproductive planning.

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Stage 2: Early Childbearing Family


This

stage requires both economic and social role changes.

The

family should be able to care not only for a well baby but also for an ill 5/20/12 one.

Nursing role:
Health education about

child care and how to integrate a new member into a family.


Assess whether parents are

able to care for an ill child.


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Stage 3: Family with a Preschool Child


Time

management:

For the sick child For the partner For the children For the household
Ensure
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safety.

Nursing role:
Support the family and

provide health care.

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Stage 4: Family with a School-Age Child


Prepare

children to function in a complex world while maintaining a satisfying marriage relationship. role:

Nursing

Monitor childrens
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health.

Stage 5: Family with an Adolescent


Loosen

family ties to allow adolescents more freedom. them for life on their own.

Prepare

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Nursing role:
Counsel members on safety. Assist families when

communication can be difficult while maintaining confidentiality between members.


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Stage 6: Family with a Young Adult (Launching Stage Family)


Parental

roles will change to support people or guideposts. to be the most difficult stage.

Considered

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Stage 7: Family of Middle Years

This

stage can be viewed as a prime time or a period of decline. and understandin g each other

Supporting

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Stage 8: Family in Retirement or Older Age


Support

system to young adults who are just beginning their family.

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