The Modern Family Life PFHS Obj. 4.01

The Beginning Stage Newlywed- just married! This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA

The Childbearing Stage Expanding the family

The Parenting Stage Developing the family This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

The Launching Stage Parents are “middle-age” This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY

The Mid-Years Stage Parents are pre-retirement (ages 55yrs-64yrs) This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-ND

The Aging Stage Older Adulthood (retirement 65yrs and older) This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

Various Family Types and their Strengths This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY

Nuclear Family A mom, dad, and the children they create together. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

Single Parent Family One parent and their child/children. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY

Blended/Step Family One parent with their child/children who marries another parent with their child/children. -Or, one single person marries a parent with children from another relationship -Two families blend into one. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

Adoptive family One person or a married couple adopts a child This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY

Foster family A child is temporarily removed from their home for safety/neglectful reasons and is placed with another family until the child’s original family situation improves and the child can return home. If the home life never improves, the child gets placed into the Foster System and can be put up for adoption. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

Multi-Generational family Different generations from the same family are raising the children together (great grandparents/grandparents, ect..) This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

Same-sex parents family Both parents are the same-sex gender and either one of the parents birthed the children or they are adopted. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

Unmarried partners/cohabitating family Two unmarried people living together with or without children. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA

Extended family Other family members helping the parents raise the children (aunts/uncles/cousins, ect..)

Grandparent family The grandparents raise the children because the parents cannot for whatever reason. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

Childless family A married couple who either cannot or choose not to have children. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

Multi-Racial/multi-cultural family Two people from different races/cultures get married and have children. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA