"A lot of developmental tasks that children have to accomplish are scary," says Stephens.

The developmental task for this stage is for each member to articulate their wants and needs.

The crown jewel of his research was on developmental task.

From there, Havighurst recognized that each human has three sources for developmental tasks.

This model is built major on the developmental tasks one has to complete in order to develop healthy relationships.

Each period of life as its challenges, its "developmental tasks".

During middle age the primary developmental task is one of contributing to society and helping to guide future generations.

The final developmental task is retrospection: people look back on their lives and accomplishments.

A teen's ability to complete developmental tasks can be affected by substance abuse.

"One of the largest developmental tasks for adolescents is fitting in," she said.