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Dan and Stephanie decide to have children: Middle Adulthood: Generativity vs. Stagnation
Dan (age 30) and Stephanie (age 28) have been happily married for one year and feel like it is a good time to have children. They feel as if they are both mentally prepared to start a family. In Erikson's seventh stage, of generativity vs. stagnation, this stage focuses on the idea of putting your childrens needs before yours. Dan's wants to nurture and care for his children to be (generativity). -
Raising a child: Middle Adulthood: Generativity vs. Stagnation
Dan and Stephanie have been married for almost 10 years and have a child named Toby (age 8). They have worked together to raise little Toby by working as a married couple to put his needs before anyone else. They are both satisfied with their lives. In Erikson's seventh stage, of generativity vs. stagnation, the crisis is focusing on strengthening relationship and having children (Generativity), or being self centred and not worrying about developing a strong relationship with others.
