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What is the key emotional task of the launching children stage?

Launching Children & Moving On

During the Launching of Children stage of the Family Life Cycle, the key emotional task is to accept the new entries and exits of individuals from the family system. This is a time for re-negotiating the marital system as a dyad, developing new adult to adult relationships between grown children and parents, and re-aligning relationships to the extended family and grand-children. The family may also find themselves caring for the previous generation. A good book on surviving Empty Nest Syndrome is:

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