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First Order Change In Children

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The stage of launching children starts with the first child becoming an adult and leaving home and ends with the last child of the family leaving home and the parents finally being alone. The big first order change that we are going to see in this stage is that of new people coming in to the family and also exciting. There is going to be young adult children bringing home new partners. Nevertheless, another first order change, can be that the parents divorce after their children leave home. A second order change that we see is that parents are left to emotionally deal with each other as a couple, not having to deal with raising children so closely. There can be some personal/relationship issues, that they may have not had the time to assess. Some other first order changes are that when the child comes home, they have different lifestyle (ie. turned vegetarian, new religion, values). A second order of change is now having the parents navigate those challenges with their child. A second order change is that the parents now have to create a new found relationship with their children, who are …show more content…

It is representative of this particular stage, because it reminds of a mother holding their grown child in their arms. When talking about the stage of launching children, the child is launched into various situations that when returning home, the child, now a young adult is unrecognizable to its mother. Nevertheless, in the picture we can see the hands holding them both together, as if a new relationship is being built, yet needs extra support. For me, this painting represented my mom and I clashing on our religious beliefs. Because when I left home I was catholic and upon coming back home, I was not anymore. We have been struggling to let go of my old identity, and having her deal with the fact that I am not a child with the religious background that she tried to enforce upon

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