1. Family Life Span Chapter 3

2. FAMILY Why is family so important to health? Or is it?

3. Nurses must remember! Patients are part of a family

4. What is a family? “ Two or more people who have chosen to live together and share their interests, roles and resources.”

5. What is the Goal of Family? “Survival and physical fulfillment of each member”

6. 1. Physical Maintenance

7.  SOCIAL- ECONOMICAL STATUS  HEALTH DISPARITY CLOTHING WATER FOOD SHELTER

8. 2. Protection Internal Illness External Injury

9. 3. Nurturance “The provision of love, care and attention to each family member”

10. How to provide nurturance Touch Sound Food Discipline / Limits Nurture & care

11. 5 Love languages A.Words B.Service C.Gifts D.Time E.Touch http://www.5lovelanguages.com/

12. Nurturance Death Divorce

13. 3. Nurturance Discipline Setting limits “Without discipline a child feels unprotected and unloved”

14. Discipline – Age appropriate Age: 0-2 yrs – Supervise – Remove & – Redirect – “NO”

15. Discipline – Age appropriate Age: 2-5 yrs – Connect Action  consequence – Time outs – Model – Reward

16. Discipline – Age appropriate Age: 6-8 yrs – Relate action with consequence – Time out – Offer choices

17. Discipline – Age appropriate Age: 9-12 yrs – Emphasize consequences – Humor – Role reversal

18. Discipline – Age appropriate Age: 13 and older – Clear realistic rules – Respect

19. 4a. Socialization Family #1 socializing agent

20. 4b. Education Begins at home

21. 5. Reproduction

22. 6. Recreation

23. Stages of Family Life Cycle Evelyn Duvall – 8 stages

24. Couple Stage Adjust roles Establish bonds

25. (Parenting Years) Childbearing Stage Adjust new members Focus on home Feel tied down  parent interaction

26. (parenting Stage) Pre-school Aged children stage Coping – Energy depletion – Lack of privacy

27. (parenting Stage) school Aged children stage Adjust to community Focus: – Outside of home Education

28. (Parenting Stage) Teenage Children Stage Adjust independence Est. post-parent interests Balance – freedom / responsibility

29. (Parenting Stage) Launching Stage Youth  adult Supportive Home Base

30. (Parenting Stage) Launching Stage Kids exit  50% of young adults live with parents until age of 20 - 24

31. Middle-age Stage Downsize Focus – Family ties Empty-nest – Freedom – Purposeless

32. Middle years “The sandwich generation” Elder care

33. Retirement Years Adjust – Retirement Cope – Death

34. Firstborn Controlling Conscientious Achievers

35. Middle child People-pleasers Unique Large social circles

36. Last-born Fun-loving Attention-seeker Uncomplicated

37. Only Mature Perfectionists Diligent

38. Family Patterns Authoritarian / autocratic – Parents make all the decisions

39. Family patterns Authoritative / democratic – Choices & participation – Mutual respect

40. Family Patterns Permissive / laissez-faire – Freedom