Life Stages in Adult Development



Life Stages in Adult Development

Stages of Adult Development adapted from models by Roger Gould and Daniel Levinson (1978)

Copied from Learning-Focused School-Based Coaching packet ©2004 LCI solutions, Inc.

|Age |Description |Suggestions |

|22-27 |Age of Exploration | |

| |New possibilities (new career, leaving home, maybe |May appear confident, but usually not so sure of |

| |new marriage) |themselves inside. |

| |Emergence as their own person – defining themselves |Affirm and praise when doing things right (even routine |

| |as an adult. |stuff) |

| |Tremendous hope for the future – idealistic. |Provide lots of support and affirmation as they grow and |

| | |work to improve. |

|28-35 |Age of Permanency | |

| |Often new home, babies, working toward another degree|Look for ways to scaffold tasks, provide short cuts, flip|

| |Most overworked, guilt-ridden group. |charts. |

| | |“Chunk” or “bullet” information. |

| | |Create collaboration to share and lighten the load. |

| | |If possible, connect to other work they may be pursuing. |

|36-39 |Age of False Euphoria | |

| |Feeling of mastery and competence. |Use talents, gifts, enthusiasm and support. |

| |Have finished degree, had the babies, built the home |Show appreciation/recognition. |

| |and so on |Use energy to re-access and reflect on what is important;|

| |A sense of I can do anything! |focus on things most valued. |

|40-55 |Age of Mid-Life Crisis and then Age of Acceptance | |

| |“Is this all there is?” Re-assess life | |

| |accomplishments. |Identify what they value and believe is important – use |

| |Many start over. |as a frame for new strategies. |

| |Re-commitment to beliefs and values. |Show appreciation/recognition. Affirm their |

| |Come to terms with who they are. |contributions. |

| |A period that may be stressful for some, freedom for |Create sense of developing something permanent for those |

| |others, constraints for some. |who will follow. |

| |Search for immortality. | |

|50-60 |Age of Mellow and Ambivalence | |

| |Been there before, done that. |Acknowledge their experience and knowledge. |

| |Wealth of knowledge and experience, Countdown to |Appeal to the need of their experience and input. |

| |retirement. |Create sense of developing something permanent for those |

| |Some do not want to change because they plan to leave|who will follow – to “pass it on” – use LF framework to |

| |soon. |do so; scaffold and model |

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