The document discusses different stages of life and how family impacts individuals at each stage:
- As children, family is central and individuals are highly dependent on parents for basic needs.
- As pre-teens and teenagers, individuals gain more independence and social lives become less influenced by family, though family still provides support.
- As adults, individuals must become self-sufficient but also take care of aging family members. Later in life, the family role reverses as adult children care for elderly parents and the cycle continues with grandchildren.