Following launching of adult children and moving into retirement, families may face what new transition?
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Correct answer: Experiencing a midlife crisis and nothing more
After children leave home and parents retire or age, families enter the retirement/senior phase where roles shift again—grandparenthood, aging, health concerns.
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