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What developmental tasks can adults do to insure the ongoing development of their healthy self-esteem?
18 to 32 Years of Age
1.Pull up roots from family of origin (family born and reared in)
2. Develop an individual sense of autonomy
3. Establish self as independent from family of origin
4. Shift attention from family of origin to new commitments, e.g., school, work, hobbies
5. Learn personal management skills as a consumer (financial) and as the head of a household (home management)
6. Relate to parents as adult to adult
7. Develop an occupational identity and learn to adjust in the "adult" world
8. Test power and establish healthy patterns of conflict resolution
9. Establish intimate relationships with significant others
10. Learn to place demands of family of origin into proper perspective while developing an adaptive response to the "adult" world
11. Establish social networks in the various environments, e.g., school, dormitory, work, apartment complex , community, etc.
12. Get involved in community life, politics
13. Enhance the ability to communicate in interpersonal relationships
14. Explore courting, coupling, or a trial mate relationship, selecting a mate
15. Maintain intimate friendships with trust, love, and caring in these relationships
16. Maintain healthy, stable, and appropriate sexual interaction in relationships
17. Commit to a marital partner through a public affirmation of marriage
18. As a married couple, define, negotiate, compromise, and establish goals, expectations, roles, relationships, finances, ways to solve problems and family-life model
19. As a married couple or a couple in a committed relationship, provide mutual support, help, and energy to enrich the relationship
20. As a married couple establish a family system by having child(ren)
21. Expand the family system and establish redefined definitions and expectations concerning intimacy, sharing, sexual compatibility; make an honest reassessment of the romantic ideal
22. As a married couple establish a healthy, complementary pattern to solve problems, handle power and control issues and ways to resolve conflict in the family system
23. Shift attention to the role of parenting and accommodate to the child(ren)'s dependent needs as well as to the emotional (bonding) needs
24. Focus attention on the child(ren)'s intellect, personality, sexuality, and goal-oriented behavior
25. Assist child(ren) to enter the new environment of peer group, preschool, school, etc.
26.As a married couple make periodic reassessment of the relationship; either take the steps to shore it up or decide to separate or divorce
27. If needed, adjust to divorce and single parenthood. Redefine relationships with new sex mates. Adjust to re-entry to a school and/or work environment
18 to 32 Years of Age
1.Pull up roots from family of origin (family born and reared in)
2. Develop an individual sense of autonomy
3. Establish self as independent from family of origin
4. Shift attention from family of origin to new commitments, e.g., school, work, hobbies
5. Learn personal management skills as a consumer (financial) and as the head of a household (home management)
6. Relate to parents as adult to adult
7. Develop an occupational identity and learn to adjust in the "adult" world
8. Test power and establish healthy patterns of conflict resolution
9. Establish intimate relationships with significant others
10. Learn to place demands of family of origin into proper perspective while developing an adaptive response to the "adult" world
11. Establish social networks in the various environments, e.g., school, dormitory, work, apartment complex , community, etc.
12. Get involved in community life, politics
13. Enhance the ability to communicate in interpersonal relationships
14. Explore courting, coupling, or a trial mate relationship, selecting a mate
15. Maintain intimate friendships with trust, love, and caring in these relationships
16. Maintain healthy, stable, and appropriate sexual interaction in relationships
17. Commit to a marital partner through a public affirmation of marriage
18. As a married couple, define, negotiate, compromise, and establish goals, expectations, roles, relationships, finances, ways to solve problems and family-life model
19. As a married couple or a couple in a committed relationship, provide mutual support, help, and energy to enrich the relationship
20. As a married couple establish a family system by having child(ren)
21. Expand the family system and establish redefined definitions and expectations concerning intimacy, sharing, sexual compatibility; make an honest reassessment of the romantic ideal
22. As a married couple establish a healthy, complementary pattern to solve problems, handle power and control issues and ways to resolve conflict in the family system
23. Shift attention to the role of parenting and accommodate to the child(ren)'s dependent needs as well as to the emotional (bonding) needs
24. Focus attention on the child(ren)'s intellect, personality, sexuality, and goal-oriented behavior
25. Assist child(ren) to enter the new environment of peer group, preschool, school, etc.
26.As a married couple make periodic reassessment of the relationship; either take the steps to shore it up or decide to separate or divorce
27. If needed, adjust to divorce and single parenthood. Redefine relationships with new sex mates. Adjust to re-entry to a school and/or work environment
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