Nrse 4510 Discussion Board Family Developmental And Life Cycle Theory

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Facilitating Role Learning of Family Members

During childbearing, new responsibilities in the family are created which may interfere

with how couples relate or communicate. While bringing a new life may be exciting for the

family, most have reported increased stress levels among the partners especially with many

responsibilities (Kaakinen et al., 2018). For instance, when dealing with homosexual partners,

the role of being a mother can be confusing as two men may not understand who should be the

primary caregiver. The duties including cooking, laundry, and child care among others may need

some training or role learning to make the family workable. In such a case, prior training is

recommended for the couple to make them understand the expectations of being a family (Miller,

Kors & Macfie, 2017). The options of getting a caregiver to help could be considered especially

if both partners are working but it would interfere with bonding which is needed after childbirth.

In my nursing practice, I encountered a gay couple who were interested in expanding

their family by having a child. After discussions, they decided that they would adopt a three-

month old baby from the children’s home. I was involved in some of the sessions with them

highlighting the changing roles of the family that are to be expected in case they push on with the

plan. One of the recommendations was to join a mother’s support group that would give them the

tips required when dealing with a newborn including understanding the realities of taking care of

the child (Miller, Kors & Macfie, 2017). One issue was that the mothers’ group did not have any

gay couples and they appeared odd. However, after several sessions they began to take on

positive attitudes towards the new responsibilities they had resolved to undertake. The partners

attended the sessions together which was a critical step in showing commitment to the task and

being actively involved in the changing phase of the family. After meeting the required legal

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Running head: DISCUSSION BOARD 1 Discussion Board Name Institution DISCUSSION BOARD 2 Discussion Board Facilitating Role Learning of Family Members During childbearing, new responsibilities in the family are created which may interfere with how couples relate or communicate. While bringing a new life may be exciting for the family, most have reported increased stress levels among the partners especially with many responsibilities (Kaakinen et al., 2018). For instance, when dealing with homosexual partners, the role of being a mother can be confusing as two men may not understand who should be the primary caregiver. The duties including cooking, laundry, and child care among others may need some training or role learning to make the family workable. In such a case, prior training is recommended for the couple to make them understand the expectations of being a family (Miller, Kors & Macfie, 2017). The options of getting a caregiver to help could be considered especially if both partners are working but it would interfere with bonding which is needed after childbirth. In my nursing practice, I encountered a gay couple who were interested in expanding their family by having a ch ...
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