Parenting Styles, Pupils' Social Adjustment, and Academic Achievement: A Correlation Study Towards a Program to Enhance Family Relationship

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The word parent comes from the Latin word "parents" meaning "to give birth". However, the word parent and the process called parenting means more. Parenting started when God created Adam and Eve. They did not follow the instruction of God not to eat the forbidden fruit. As their punishment, they should have children of their own and have them experience first-hand the rigors of parenting. Thus, the pattern was set and it has never changed. According to Pajaron (2009), parenting can be one of the most rewarding, challenging, and life-transforming responsibilities of life.

METHODS

A descriptive thesis examines phenomena, group of people, idea or theory with a particular focus on facts and conditions of the subject. A descriptive thesis should be unbiased. Your goal is to collect factual evidence and information that give your reader a comprehensive perception of your subject. Writing a descriptive thesis can be one of the most challenging types of thesis papers because of its reliance on unbiased perception. A descriptive thesis is commonly used in analyzing people, though they may be used in other sciences as well.

RESULTS

It shows that as prescribed by the pupils they have experienced all types of parenting styles; however, the highest orientation is authoritative parenting style with a weighted mean of 3.92 (high orientation), second is authoritarian with a weighted mean of 2.44 or fair orientation. Next is mixed with 2.22 weighted mean and least is permissive, with a computed mean of 2.22 (fair orientation). This implies that most parents practice authoritative parenting style which is characterized by reasonable demands and high responsiveness and with parents who might have high expectations for their children, these parents also give their kids the resources and support they need to succeed.

DISCUSSIONS

1. Pupils have experienced all types of parenting styles to a varying extent. However, the highest orientation is an authoritative parenting style with a weighted mean of 3.92 or high orientation, second is authoritarian with weighted mean 2.44 or fair orientation. Next is mixed with 2.22 weighted mean and least is permissive, 2.22 weighted mean or fair orientation. Pupils experience a fair extent of parenting along with authoritarian (2.44 weighted mean), permissive (1.51 weighted mean), and mixed (weighted mean 2.22). The highest extent of experience is on an authoritative parenting style with a weighted mean of 3.92 or high level.