The Family Systems Theory and Family Developmental and Life Cycle Theory help the family health nurse make accurate assessments, planning, and interventions strategies to align with a diversity of families that will allow them to develop, grow and function when having a child (Kaakinen, Coehlo, Steele, Tabacco, & Hanson, 2015). I will discuss further task three of contained within the Family Developmental and Life Cycle Theory that assumes a mutual responsibility for childcare and nurturing. I will be discussing a young couple preparing and experiencing the birth of their first child.
The role changes experienced by a family will have an impact on their members when a child becomes part of their lives. Cultural practices and social policies concerning paternal and maternal child rearing roles are changing and have created a friendly culture allowing more fathers to be involved and take on a greater role in parental responsibilities (Eerola, 2014). Decades past, the mom was always the homemaker who cared for the children, whereas the dad was viewed as the one who was responsible for providing financially and doling out disciplinary actions. Gender role stereotyping of mothers in the role of nurturing and care giving and fathers in the role of provider has influenced upon
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The family nurse has provided information to this couple on all the idiosyncrasies associated with interacting with and of raising their child. Nursing was able to provide support, and knowledge that will assist them in developing new skills and behaviors that will facilitate attachment such as face-to-face and eye-to-eye contact with infant, maintaining physical and emotional contact, and identifying the infant as a unique individual that requires independent needs (Kaakinen et al.,