Parental Issues and Guidance of the Millennial Parents

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This study determined the parental issues and guidance of the millennial parents in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan. Thirty parents ages 20-35 were requested as respondents in which their profile namely: age sex, civil status, family monthly income, religion, occupation, highest educational attainment and number of children are elicited.

METHODS

A questionnaire checklist was performed which consisted of two parts namely: (1) Profile of the respondents; and (2) Perception of safety concerns and over-protectiveness, socio-cultural factors, healthy family relationship. Descriptive method of research was employed using a statistical tool which is chi-square.

RESULTS

The following are the findings of the study, based on the specific problem raised: (1) The millennial parents in Urdaneta City are mostly 30-35 years old (14 out of 30), females (76.76%), most are married, Roman Catholic (63.33%) and employed with monthly income of 10,000 pesos above; (2) The highest educational attainment is high school graduate (50%); (3) The extent of the perception of the parental issues and guidance of the millennial parents shows that the parents are always authoritative in the socio-cultural factors and have the highest average weighted mean (4.57) and often authoritative in the safety concerns and over-protectiveness and has the lowest average weighted mean (3.68); (4) There is a significant difference between the parents' profile variable and the safety concerns and over-protectiveness; and (5) There is a significant relationship between the parents' highest educational attainment and healthy family relationship, and family monthly income to safety concerns and over-protectiveness.

DISCUSSIONS

The following are the conclusions drawn based on the findings of the study: (1) The millennial parents are dominated by females, who belong to middle adulthood, high school graduates and mostly housekeepers or housewife, and the income of the families belongs to theaverage line, which can support the basic needs of their family; (2) Parents are intellectually and morally supportive of their children; (3) The parents' support affects the children's behavior; (4) Parents are more aware of the performances and roles of their children to reach the ultimate goal as an individual in the total process of interaction in its society; and (5) The parents discipline and teach their children in terms of good moral. They also take good care and spend more time with them.