Millions of Kids Children living in blended families, including either a step-parent or step- sibling. Children living with both natural parents and full brothers or sisters. Children living in extended families including other people such as uncles, cousins, aunts or grandparents. Children living in one-parent (MOM only) families. Children living in one-parent (DAD only) families. 8 million 3.6 million 7 million 17 million 42 million Family Type Number of Children 2006 statistics 2012

Flexibility, adaptability and tolerance for change are helpful skills for making family life terrific! 2012

Relationship What? An interaction between two or more people. Types? Parents, siblings, peers, spouse, grandparents They are constantly changing. An individual is going through various stages of his life cycle while the family is going through its cycle. 2012

Family Life Cycle Leaving Home marriage Parenting Childbearing Family 0-2 1/2 years old Retirement Empty Nest Launching Center Family with Preschoolers 2 ½ - 6 yrs Family with School Children yrs old Parenting adolescents yr old Independence 2012

Family Life Cycle Stage 1: Beginning Family The married couple establish their home but do not yet have children. Stage 2: Childbearing Family From the birth of the first child until that child is 2 ½ years old. Stage 3: Family with Preschoolers When the oldest child is between the ages of 2 ½ and 6. Stage 4: Family with School Children When the oldest child is between the ages of 6 and

Family Life Cycle Continued... Stage 5: Family with Teenagers When the oldest child is between the ages of 13 and 20. Stage 6: Launching Center From the time the oldest child leaves the family for independent adult life till the time the last child leaves. Stage 7: Empty Nest From the time the children are gone till the marital couple retires from employment. Stage 8: Aging Family From retirement till the death of the surviving marriage partner. 2012

Write down your definition of the stereotypical family. Working dad Stay-at-home mom 2 or 3 children Only 10% of all households are in this family form. 2012

American Family Forms Living Alone 1 of 24 adults remain single throughout their life. 66% of single people are women. POSSLQs Persons of the opposite sex sharing living quarters. Couples who live together before marriage, divorce just as often as those who marry first. Marrying Later in Life Average age to marry: men , women More young people are not marrying or are marrying later. 2012

Couples Having Children Later in Life More couples are waiting to become parents until their careers are established. Estimated cost to raise child is $200,000 Couples With Fewer Children The average number of children has dropped from 3.6 in 1957 to 1.8. Couples With No Children Due to career commitments, fertility problems or just because they enjoy their childless lifestyles, many couples are remaining “Double Income, No Kids” couples. American Family Forms 2012

American Family Forms Divorced Adults Approximately 60% of all divorces involve couples with children in the home. Single-Parent Families About 1 in 4 children live with only one parent. The number of single-parent homes has more than doubled in the past 20 years Divorced women’s standard of living drops 73%, while divorced men jumps 42%. About 50% of the children in divorced families report having not seen their father in the last year and only 1 of 6 see him once a week. 2012

American Family Forms Grown Children Moving In With Their Parents Families with two children and young parents living at home with their parents has doubled in 25 years. Grandparents Living With Families With greater longevity, there are more elderly people. Blended Families Divorced parents, especially fathers are likely to remarry. 13% of today’s children are stepchildren Flexibility and humor will assist in the adjustment. 2012

Working Mothers The fastest growing segment of the work force is women with children under the age of three. More than half of American mothers with infants less than a year old are working outside the home. Day care for these children can cost up to ¼ the family budget. Working mothers have 15 fewer hours of leisure a week than fathers. American Family Forms 2012