1. Family Types
Objective 1.01

2. Family Types
Nuclear family- father, mother and one or more biological children
Single-parent family- one parent and at least 1 child
Step/Blended family - married couple and children from a previous relationship.

3. Family Types
Extended family- Includes relatives in a family: grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins
Childless Family – a couple with no children.

4. What type of family is this?
Let’s play…
What type of family is this?

5. The Smith’s
Blended Family

6. England’s Royal Family
Extended Family

7. Justin and Jessica
Childless Couple

8. Sheryl Crow
Single Parent Family

9. Obama Family
Nuclear Family

10. Life cycle stages

11. Preteen Early teen Middle teen Late teen Young adult Mature adult
Aging adult
1-6 years
6-8 years
9-12 years
Birth-1 month
1 month-1year
Infancy
Childhood
Youth
Adulthood

12. The Family Life Cycle stages

13. Single Adult
Not married
No children.

14. Housing in the Single Adult Stage
Going to college – a dorm room or an apartment
Working – usually renting by oneself or with a roommate (efficiency, 1-2 bedroom).

15. Beginning Stage
Married couple without children.

16. Housing in the Beginning Stage
Rent a small apartment
Purchase a small starter home, condominium, or cooperative.

17. Child-bearing Stage
Couple with children birth-6.

18. Housing in the Child-bearing Stage
Rent or purchase a two or three bedroom home or apartment
Children may share a room.

19. Parenting/Expanding Stage
Couple with older children ages 6-20.

20. Housing in the Expanding Stage
May rent or purchase
Number of bedrooms depends on the children – most families like to give each child their own room
Need for additional bathrooms in the home.

21. Launching Stage
Couple with children leaving home.

22. Mid-years Family
Couple before retirement but all children have left home – “empty nest”.

23. Housing in the Launching and Mid-Years Stages
Need for space decreases, as many children take their belongings with them
Couple may look for a smaller size home or stay where they are to accommodate extended family.

24. Aging Family
Couple from retirement until the death of both spouses.

25. Housing for the Aging Family
May move to a smaller home or a retirement community
May need assisted living to help with daily routines.

26. Variations of the family life cycle
Each of these events can change a families housing needs:
Choosing not to marry
Death of spouse or spouse leaves
Skip, overlap, or repeat stages
Having children many years apart
Adopting in the launching stage.