Developmental tasks: these comprise two sets of issues that arise as the result of natural processes of growth: (a) those associated with individual developmental stages, such as infancy, childhood, adolescence and mid-life; (b) those associated with family stages involving structural changes in its development, such as the beginning of marriage, first pregnancy and birth of the first child, leaving home for independent -
Developmental tasks: these comprise two sets
of issues that arise as the result
of natural processes
of growth: (a) those associated with individual
developmental stages, such as infancy, childhood, adolescence and mid-life; (b) those associated with family stages involving structural changes in its development, such as the beginning of marriage, first pregnancy and birth of the first child, leaving home for independent -
developmental stages, such as infancy, childhood, adolescence and mid-life; (b) those associated with family
stages involving structural changes in its development, such as the beginning
of marriage, first pregnancy and birth
of the first child, leaving home for independent - living, etc..
When we recognize that many couples are experiencing two challenging
developmental stages at once as they move in together, it is perhaps no wonder that we find that, after beginning to cohabit, couples» negative communication rises sharply, and both relationship satisfaction and the perceived likelihood
of marriage go down.
I received a BA from Princeton University, a Masters
of Science in
Marriage and Family Therapy from Fuller Theological Seminary, and have extensive experience working with families as they journey through different
developmental stages and stressors.