Family Life Cycle
Current as of: April 7, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Anne C. Poinier, MD – Internal Medicine & Kathleen Romito, MD – Family Medicine
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