Family developmental Task

A family development theory is the production of a specific

task in life of the individual as a family. This assumes that
human development based on their existence in the society is a
long series of experiences or task is expected to lead happiness
and success with later tasks, while failure may not or leads to
the difficulty with later tasks. (Wrosch, 2002).
In this part, this helps look at how couples and family
members deal with various roles and developmental tasks as they
move through each stage of the life cycle.
Family E is composed of Father E, Mother E and children A,
B, C. Ages are 6, 4, 1. Because of this, according to the Evelyn
Duvall’s family developmental tasks theory, the family belongs
to Stage 4: Families with School-Age Children.

Developmental Task
According to Evelyn Duvall, during this phase the tasks
are:
1.) Promote school achievement and foster the healthy peer
relations of children.
2.) Maintain a satisfying relationship.
3.) Meet the physical health needs of family members.

Stage Normal Actual Interpretation

Manifestation Manifestation
Family Language- During the According to
with a 6yrs. Old home visit, raisingchildren.net.au
school age talk in full child C was shy behaviour is
sentences very shy and normal in children, a
(Child C
uses language doesn´t even school-aged child
6yrs. old)
easily and talk when might avoid questions
with meaning. asked. When or have trouble making
she arrived friends. Children who
Gross Motor-
from school, seem shy often warm up
they have
she usually as they get to know a
enough plays with person or a situation.
coordination her cousin.
Cooperative play is
to walk a
their type of play in
straight
which it focuses on
line.
working together with
Children
other children.
endlessly
(Cecchini)
jump, hop,
tumble and The role of the family
skip. Most with a school aged
6yrs old can child is promoting
ride a educational
bicycle. achievement and
fitting in with the
Fine Motor-
community of families
6yrs olds can
with shool aged child.
tie their
shoelaces;
can cut,
paste well
and draw a
person with
good detail
Play- already
declines
imaginative
play. Reading
is an
enjoyable
activity.