The document outlines the typical developmental stages of a family, including beginning family, families with young children in early childhood and preschool, school-aged children, teenagers, launching adult children, middle-aged parents, and aging parents. It lists common developmental tasks for families at each stage, such as ensuring physical safety, developing loyalty and security, socialization skills, effective communication, social togetherness, adjusting to life's demands, and releasing children into the larger society. The document also identifies health-related tasks including recognizing health issues, making medical decisions, dealing with health crises, providing nursing care, and maintaining a healthy home environment.