Life Cycle Adjustments In which stage of the life cycle is this family? Discuss. There is a new man in the house. Jackie loves that fact that she is married, but she says Janerio can be disrespectful at times because he is no longer the man of the house. Jackie’s oldest daughter Marquitta enjoys her stepfather, she is not of the home , so she is not involve in the fights, so she tries to be a peacemaker in the family. She is supportive of the family and loves them dearly. She is a single parent of 4 and has very little time to visit or to supervise the arguments. Alexis is involved against her will because she has to endure the violence between Janerio and their parents. Alexis has become rebellious toward her mom because she sees the disrespect that Janerio get away with so she is tries the same thing. Jackie has asked the biological father to intervene in hopes that he can turn things around for Alexis before there is no positive communication between the both of them. …show more content…
From what I can see, the family is spread too far apart to communicate with each other. I see them coming and going, but never stop to have a general conversation. The family of four lives in a close knit neighborhood. The home is excellent condition, clean and has the proper living essentials. I noticed the family have friends over and they carry on conversations and have fun. Jackie’s mother plays a big part in her life. Her mother is the advisor for the family, whenever any of her children throws a tantrum or needs something, she call her mother and her mother is right