Family Life Cycle By maryefyke 2023 Get a Job 2025 Buying a House 2025 Engagement Period: 2025 to 2028 Beginning Family 2026 Marriage 2028 Baby One Period: 2028 to 2032 Childbearing 2030 Baby Two 2030 Toddler One goes to preschool! Period: 2030 to 2037 Family with Preschoolers 2032 Baby Two turns 2 2032 Toddler Two goes to preschool! 2035 Toddler One graduates preschool! 2036 Child One goes to Kindergarten! Period: 2036 to 2045 Family with school age children 2037 Toddler Two graduates preschool! 2038 Child Two starts Kindergarten 2044 Teen One starts High School Period: 2044 to 2054 Family with Teens 2045 Child Two graduates from middle school 2046 Teen Two starts high school 2049 Teen One goes to college 2053 Firstborn turns 21 2053 Firstborn becomes independent 2053 Firstborn gets own apartment Period: 2053 to 2055 Launching Period: 2053 to 2057 Empty Nest 2054 Teen Two turns 20 2055 Youngest turns 21 and becomes independent 2055 Youngest moves out 2056 And then I'm sad for a while 2057 I get over it 2058 Childrens' Marriages and Grandkids!! (throughout the years) 2067 Retire from Working for 44 years Period: 2067 to 2087 Aging family 2077 Take a vacation with my husband 2086 My husband passes away:( 2087 My life comes to an end