Parental Role Re-Orientation Strategies to Larong Pinoy

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Parental role re-orientation strategies provide help in imparting discipline to a child's growth and development; it also serves as a way to make bonds between parents and children as they share their thoughts and expressions. Larong Pinoy is a cultural Filipino game also known as " ̃'Laro ng Lahi''. This study aimed to identify the strategies they implemented in teaching the Larong Pinoy; and evaluate their guidance and support which led encouragement for their child to play Larong Pinoy.

METHODS

The researchers used a descriptive type of research through survey and self-made questionnaires which are distributed to the parents in Siniloan, Laguna. The questionnaire was divided into two parts. The first part contained the demographic profile of the parent-respondents which are age, gender, civil status, birth year, number of Children and larong pinoy played before. The second part included the extent of Parental Role Re-orientation strategies. In organizing and analyzing the data, the researchers used frequency percentage and ranking as their statistical treatment.

RESULTS

Results showed that majority of the parent-respondents were female married Christians whose age ranged around the '50s, with 3 to 4 children and most experienced and enjoyed playing Larong Pinoy during their childhood years particularly Piko. It can be seen that mainly of the parents introduce the various localize materials used for the game and scout for venues where they can fully experience the actual nature of the game. More so, they even encourage their children to play it with their peers. Furthermore, it showed that parental role is important in every child where parents and children engaged themselves with each other to build and sustain a maternal relationship through the reorientation of cultural or conventional games that parents enjoyed during their younger years.

DISCUSSIONS

Filipino children should engage themselves in experiencing larong pinoy for them to enhance their physical health and mental abilities divert their attention away from technological gadgets that may lead to sedentary activity, as well as to preserve the culture and traditions of the Filipinos to further strengthen our cultural identity. As for the parents, they should find time to reorient their children about the games they played before as to strengthen the bond of the parent-child relationship.