The Millennial Parents’ Norms in Disciplining Their Children in Philippine Context
A Thesis
Presented to the Faculty of
Glendale School
Paradise Village Campus
In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Completion of
Junior High School Program
Janina Maiquela O. Montemayor
Alexander Zion B. Enciso
Adrian Joshua A. Cadiang
Alexander Zion B. Enciso
Adrian Joshua A. Cadiang
February 19, 2018
ABSTRACT
Millennials are starting to increase in today's society today whether by workforce or other things. Based on the current census, millennials are taking one-third of the population of the country. (Philippine Statistics Authority, 2017) According to a Labor Force Survey, 42 million Filipinos have employed which 42.1% of the population are millennials. (2015). When millennials are taking over almost half of the employed Filipino workers in the country, we can say that the population of millennials turning into parents is rapidly increasing up to this date.
The researchers found that using the wrong sanctions can lead to negative effects on the child’s development. (Raising Children Network, 2016) Using the wrong sanctions can be a probable cause of becoming a rebel when they turn into a teenager because sanctions always affect the emotions and/or attitude of a child. There were a lot of people who conducted studies that corporal punishment or physical punishments have no long-term benefits to the child. (UNICEF, 2015).
This study aims to identify the norms of the millennial parents on how they discipline their children, to recognize the impacts that it can affect the social intercourse development of the child and to exploit more about the precise parenting and how will it affect the parents and the child.
There are different kinds of parenting styles which all the respondents fall into except for the other one. Those are Authoritarian, Authoritative, Permissive and Neglectful. The researchers found out after the thorough interview and rigid survey, the highest population of parenting style of millennial parents is Authoritarian. It means that half of the respondents use a parenting style that is not exposed to public or more likely to be dependent because they tend to have high demands.
Millennial parents have different discipline strategies. The highest population based on the conducted survey of the researchers is the verbal punishments. Also included are the effects of disciplining technique of millennial parents to their child. The highest population that was gathered, based on the survey conducted is that their child easily accepts their own mistake when confronted by the parent. For the sanctions, a majority of the respondents answered that when their child/children did something wrong, they will let their child/children explain and share the story behind his/her wrong doings. This just means that millennial parents balance out the bond between a parent and a child.
Chapter I
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Introduction
There are many kinds of generations, which can be a little confusing. But the most famous generation is the millennials also known as the Generation Y. (Schweitzer, 2017). These are people who were born between 1980-1994. The dawn of the internet began at that time. Since it is the rise of technology, Millennials are starting to use the internet on a daily basis. Whether by means of entertainment, social media, educational, and other things. Our society today has this thing we call a cyberspace, meaning, a world of the computer. It’s where trillions of data are stored and can be accessed on the internet with one click. Since our society is ever changing, traditional ways are starting to fade. It’s where the VCR’s are turning into DVD’s and Walkmans are turning into iPods.
Millennials are starting to increase in today's society today whether by workforce or other things. Based on the current census, millennials are taking one-third of the population of the country. (Philippine Statistics Authority, 2017) According to a Labor Force Survey, 42 million Filipinos have employed which 42.1% of the population are millennials. (2015). When millennials are taking over almost half of the employed Filipino workers in the country, we can say that the population of millennials turning into parents is rapidly increasing up to this date.
The researchers found that using the wrong sanctions can lead to negative effects on the child’s development. (Raising Children Network, 2016) Using the wrong sanctions can be a probable cause of becoming a rebel when they turn into a teenager because sanctions always affect the emotions and/or attitude of a child. There were a lot of people who conducted studies that corporal punishment or physical punishments have no long-term benefits to the child. (UNICEF, 2015). That’s why the researchers chose this topic in order to prevent a child to be rebellious as a teenager and will grow into a better-developed person.
Statement of the Problem
This study entitled Millennial Parents’ Norms in Disciplining Their Children aims to identify the norms of the millennial parents on how they discipline their children, to recognize the impacts that it can affect the social intercourse development of the child and to exploit more about the precise parenting and how will it affect the parents and the child.
Likewise, this aims to answer the following research questions:
1. How may the respondents be identified according to the following:
➢ Age
➢ Gender
➢ Marital Status
➢ Work Experience
➢ Age when they had their first child
2. What are the concepts of millennial parents on how they discipline their child?
3. What are the discipline strategies that millennial parents implement?
Significance of this Study
For the Parents
The idea of identifying the psychological behavior of the children will help them to think what is the effective disciplinary measure to deliver to the child, also for the children to understand their purpose of discipline.
For the Children
The children ages 8 to 12 years old will be given the chance to be aware of the reason why they needed to be disciplined by their parents. And they will not take the sanctions as a burden but instead, think of it as an action for their own good and take it as an example when they become a parent.
For the Future Researchers
This will serve the future researchers to achieve the purpose of this study. It can benefit them by using this to evenly indicate the different sanctions that parents have given to the child.
Scope and Delimitations
This study is focused on how millennial parents discipline their children and how will it affect the child's development of Students of Glendale School, Inc. Year 2017-2018. The respondents of this study are composed of 30 millennial parents. The result of this study is not intended for millennial parents to strictly follow, but rather than a suggestion for the millennial parents that have not enough knowledge on disciplining.
Also for the purpose of this study, we have considered both genders for our respondents. The respondents have an age ranging from 24 to 39 years old. All the respondents are within Luzon area. This study took one whole school year to accomplish. To accomplish the study, the researchers conducted a survey of 16 respondents. The researchers used Convenience Sampling in order to understand the data gathered.
Conceptual Framework
Figure 1
Illustration Showing Parenting Norms and Types of Parents
The input of the study is the profile respondents namely age, marital status, and work background. The assessment tool used is the Survey Questionnaires which consist of sanctions namely corporal punishment, confinement, logical consequences, verbal punishment, penalties, and grounding. The process of the study involves interpretation of the results from different sanction/punishment given by the millennial parents to discipline their child/children. And for the output, the results of the study would serve a basis by identifying the parenting styles namely authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, neglectful and creating a Parenting Program that consists of other alternative ways of precise sanction or punishment to discipline their child/children.
Chapter II
Review of related Literature and studies
In today’s society, the relationship and the bond between a parent and a child are having partial or minor changes. On the other hand, parents are finding different ways to sustain a good relationship with their children. Parents, in general, tend to consider traditional ways of disciplining their child, but in today's generation, millennial parents are the ones who create their ways instead of doing the traditional ways. Millennial parents are changing in different ways.
According to Parenting for Brain, there are different parenting styles. Authoritative, is the parenting style in which parents are contented, happy, have high expectations, and this parenting style is also known as the "democratic parenting" because it shows how independent the child is when it comes to discipline. Authoritarian, is the type of parenting style in which, is not exposed in public or more likely to be dependent, parents tend to have high demands, also researchers said that, this type of parenting styles is prone to have the certain child mental issues. For Permissive parenting style, this type of parenting sets few rules rather than the other, they tend to not say "no" to their child and instead they become overly generous, this type of parenting style is also known as "indulgent parenting". Lastly, Neglectful parenting is the type of parenting in which parents tend to be invisible, they do not have the intention to get involved to what their child has gotten through. (2017). This parenting also causes the child's mental issue rather than the Authoritarian parenting. There is also a possibility that causes the parents to not get involved because they also have mental issues themselves. (Baumrind et al., 1967). These types of parenting are the possible cause of the child's development. Parenting styles are methods or ways on how to discipline their child and how it can affect their child’s development. "Parenting styles are categorized based on two dimensions of parenting behavior: (Maccoby et al., 1983)
The main categories of parenting styles are Demandingness and Responsiveness. Demandingness refers to the extent parents control their children's behavior or demand their maturity. Responsiveness refers to the degree parents are accepting and sensitive to their children's emotional and developmental needs. These dimensional frameworks will identify which parenting styles are incapable of.
According to Da Costa (2015), millennials have been changing the traditional ways on how to discipline a child, this study will suggest to the parents what should be the precise parenting styles that they should apply to improve the child's development.
When a parent is disciplining a child, they usually give sanctions to them. Sanctions, in other words, are punishment. People use sanctions in order to prevent future offenses. Sanctions are defined as a penalty given to a certain violation. This can be seen in certain situations, whether in school, at the police station, and also inside our home. Sanction is a common thing in terms of parenting styles. But do millennial parents know what the precise sanctions are for the right situations? For instance, when their child does not do their chores, that does not justify for the millennial parents to give physical punishments.
The Philippine's Culture and Tradition
The Philippines has 7,107 islands and is located in South East Asia. Other countries often call the Philippines the 'Pearl of the Orient Seas'. According to Steven de Guzman, a student in De La Salle University. The name was popularized by the country's national hero Dr. José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda or commonly known as José Rizal. He included the term "Perla del Mar de Orient" (Pearl of the Orient Seas) in his last poem Mi último adiós before he died in 1896. (2016). The country’s name was formed in honor of the king of Spain King Philip II in 1543. Spain continued to colonize the country from 1570-1898 which lead to the spreading of Christianity all across the country. Christianity makes up almost all of the Philippines (mostly Catholic) and the rest are Islam. Because of religion, the Philippines has a lot of events, celebrations and/or holidays. For example, in Masinloc, Zambales, every November 31, the province celebrates the Pista ng San Andres. It’s where families get together and invite other relatives, close friends, and even strangers to their house to eat. It has become the tradition of the Filipino people that the word “celebrate” means to eat and family day.
The Philippines have a lot of traditions which are still present up to this date. The most famous tradition is called the pagmamano. It’s where a younger person asks for the hand of the elderly and then kissing the forehead against the back of the hand of the elderly. The process is showing respect to the elderly. This can be seen in the everyday lives of the Filipino people. But it can be mostly seen inside every Filipino household.
Family Household
Everything that a person is going to do in his adulthood is the effect of a person's childhood. In Philippine context, the family is the number one priority of the Filipino people. Filipinos value the essence of the family so much that even the elderly still stay with their children or grandchildren. (retrieved from philippinecountry.com, 2006). Not like in western countries, it became a culture of Filipinos that instead of putting their elderly in a retirement home, they spend all of their time with the family. Almost every Filipino household consists of a mother, a father, children, and their extended families like aunts and uncles or grandmothers and grandfathers. It could also be people with outside relations, depending on the situation. But there are some families who are unfortunate to be complete. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, in the year 2000, the household population averages 5 persons. But in 2015, it shows that the household population decreased to an average of 4 persons. (2016). One of the possible causes of decreasing in the average of the population in each household is the implementation of RA. No. 10354 also known as “The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012”. This was approved in December 2012. Ra no. 10354 guarantees universal access to methods of contraception, fertility control, sexual education, and maternal care. With every ones' access to contraceptives and fertility control, couples can easily control when or when not to have a baby.
"Filipinos keep a close connection with other relatives. They recognize them from 2nd degree to the last they can identify.” (Philippine Culture - Common Family Traits) Filipinos can call every single-family member if they have a problem financially, emotionally, etc. every single family member takes care of each other and teaches each other. A niece or a nephew can take care of your child when you need to go, grandparents discipline their grandchildren when they did something wrong, even your brother can stand as your father when needed.
Filipinos get strength and help either financially, emotionally and physically from their families. (Commisceo Global, 2017). Even when a family member is in trouble or has a problem, their family is always there. Families help stabilize the development of the children. Where the parents or grandparents teach the children politeness like "po" and "opo".
Generations
The most popular generation is the "millennial" also known as Generation Y, but according to Michael T. Robinson, there are 10 generations in the world. From “The Lost Generation or The Generation of 1914” to “Gen Alpha”. People who are included in “The Lost Generation” were born in the years 1890 to 1915 age 103 to 128 years old. But there is a generation inside the "The Lost Introduction" and it is called the “The Interbellum Generation” from 1901 to 1913 age 105 to 117 years old. In the year 1910 starts the next generation known as the “The Greatest Generation” and ends in the year 1924, people in this generation ages 94 years old to 108. Next is the “The Silent Generation”. It ranges from 1925 to 1945 or 73-year olds to 93-year olds. Mostly, grandparents of the generation, today come from that generation. After "The Silent Generation", "Baby Boomer Generation" comes next. Since it ranges from 1946 to 1964, those people are 54 to 72-year olds. We can also say that some grandparents are inside that generation. Next is the generation where the middle-aged persons or people aging 39 to 53 years old are. It is called "The Generation X" or the "Baby Bust". It ranges from 1965 to 1979. Lastly, the millennials. These are the new adults of our generation today aging 24 to 38 years old. "The Generation X" often has the same characteristics with the millennials. That is why the term "millennials" is often confused by "The Generation Z" which is people aging 6 to 23 years old or 1995 to 2012.
Sanctions
Sanctions
Corporal Punishment
Punishments remained a widely used discipline technique. (American Psychological Association, 2002). Several parents have been using this method in a way of disciplining their child, this also affects the child's development and the psychological behavior. There will always have a positive and negative effect of punishments towards the millennial parent and child. (Gershoff, PhD, 2002). She gathered her research and explained how the impact of such punishment affects both parent and the child. Corporal punishments such as, spanking, hitting, slapping, pinching, ear pulling, jabbing, shoving, or choking are the punishments that could create a negative effect on the child. Corporal punishment is the intentional use of physical force to cause bodily pain or discomfort as a penalty for unacceptable behavior. This causes the child's perspective to the parent in a different way, seeing it as a discipline for the child, but instead physical punishment is seen as an intentional application towards the child. According to Gershoff (2002), "that corporal punishment is effective in getting children to comply immediately while at the same time there is caution from child abuse researchers that corporal punishment by its nature can escalate into physical maltreatment, but she also cautions that her findings do not imply that all children who experience corporal punishment turn out to be aggressive or delinquent." According to Gershoff (2002), there are 7 variables associated with corporal punishment, it consists of the following:
1. Immediate Compliance – corporal punishment is increased in immediate compliance.
2. Moral Internalization – corporal punishment decreases internalization of moral rules. Using this method responds to a failure adhere to internal rules.
3. Aggression – parents likely to use aggression to stop aggression. Use of aggression after being physically punished for aggressive behavior is likely to be seen as an escalation of misbehavior, which was also associated with greater use of corporal punishment. Thus, corporal punishment is likely to perpetuate the problem.
4. Antisocial Behaviors - this is troublesome as boys were more likely to be spanked, and if spanking increases antisocial behaviors, spanking to stop them is likely to perpetuate the problem.
5. Quality of Parent-Child Relationship - This is more troublesome, as spanking can lead children to think that aggression is common in relationships with loved ones. Spankings were also more likely to happen if the child’s misbehavior placed them at some risk for harm, and protecting the child is part of the parent-child relationship.
6. Mental Health - This is concerning, as children ages 5 to 8 are most at risk for severe corporal punishment, ages at which significant emotional, social, and cognitive development happens.
7. Adult Abusive Behavior - She reports studies have shown that 2/3s of abusive parent-child incidents begin as an effort to discipline the child and “teach them a lesson.” Spanking one’s child may increase the risk of abuse for one’s grandchildren.
According to Gershoff, that this does not mean that a child spanked once is likely to grow up, beat people, steal, and go to jail. Rather, as the frequency and severity (abusiveness) of corporal punishment increases, so too does the risk for negative outcomes.
Verbal Punishments
Besides from the variables associated with corporal punishments, there are also certain alternatives that can be used to discipline a child. This is what we call the "verbal punishment", this is where certain parents use to discipline their child, especially when the parents are trying to discipline their child in public. According to Pather (2015), "parent’s outburst in public is not done with the intention of embarrassing or hurting the child, it is a reaction by the parent in an attempt to correct the child’s behaviour. The reaction tends to be more intense especially if the child is in danger." This alternative provides the parents to focus more on the child's development. According to Holinger (2009), "the most useful way to achieve healthy development is to promote words instead of actions." "If a child would verbalize his feelings, he would learn to delay actions" (Anny Katan). Having to allow the child to voice out about his trying to say makes him/her to build their confidence, self-awareness, tension regulation, and thoughtful decision-making. This could be accomplished by:
1.)
1.1 Talking and using words instead of actions - talk rather than hit. Talk with the child about what behaviors are acceptable or not, what is safe or dangerous, and why.
1.)
1.1 Talking and using words instead of actions - talk rather than hit. Talk with the child about what behaviors are acceptable or not, what is safe or dangerous, and why.
1.2 Listening to the child - find out why he/she did or did not do something.
1.3 Explaining your reasons - this will enhance the child's decision-making capacities.
2.)
The word "discipline" comes from the Latin word for "teaching" or "learning." Children's behaviors have meaning, and behaviors are directly connected to inner feelings. Thus, discipline is a process which addresses behaviors and the feelings which cause them.
The word "discipline" comes from the Latin word for "teaching" or "learning." Children's behaviors have meaning, and behaviors are directly connected to inner feelings. Thus, discipline is a process which addresses behaviors and the feelings which cause them.
3.)
Help the child label his or her feelings with words as early as possible. The nine inborn feelings (interest, enjoyment, surprise, distress, anger, fear, shame, disgust, and dismal) should be labeled with words. This will facilitate tension regulation and aid the transition to more mature ways of handling emotion.
4.)
Positive reinforcement – reward and praise – will enhance the child's self-esteem when appropriate standards are met. Positive reinforcement is more effective in obtaining long-term behavioral compliance than frightening and shaming punishments.
Help the child label his or her feelings with words as early as possible. The nine inborn feelings (interest, enjoyment, surprise, distress, anger, fear, shame, disgust, and dismal) should be labeled with words. This will facilitate tension regulation and aid the transition to more mature ways of handling emotion.
4.)
Positive reinforcement – reward and praise – will enhance the child's self-esteem when appropriate standards are met. Positive reinforcement is more effective in obtaining long-term behavioral compliance than frightening and shaming punishments.
5.)
Set a good example for the child. The child wants to be like the parents. Children identify with their parents, and they will put feelings and actions into words when they see their parents doing this. Who the parents are, and how they behave, will have a profound impact on the development of their children. Your child will follow your lead.
Set a good example for the child. The child wants to be like the parents. Children identify with their parents, and they will put feelings and actions into words when they see their parents doing this. Who the parents are, and how they behave, will have a profound impact on the development of their children. Your child will follow your lead.
Operational Definition of Terms
· Disciplining – To punish or rebuke someone based on their offense.
· Kinds of Parenting – Authoritative, Authoritarian, Permissive and Neglectful
· Maternal Care - refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period.
· Millennial Parents – People who are ages 24 to 38 years old turns into a parent.
· Norms – Something that usually happens.
· Parenting – It is a way on how parents r
· Parenting Style – It is how a parent raised their children.
· Sanctions – a punishment or disciplinary action given to a certain person.
Chapter III
Methodology
Methodology
This chapter presents the discussion on the research methodology of the study, the respondents, sampling techniques, research instruments, the procedure of data gathering, statistical treatments that will be used for data analysis and interpretation.
Research Design
As a descriptive study, this illustrates specific behaviors which are the different types and concepts of parenting of millennial parents that are given to the child. Detailed observations such as gathering response of certain millennial parents are descriptive research. The researchers demand that this study is a correlation which explains that the respondents are related in a way of using a various statistical instrument.
In this study, the researchers used Convenience Sampling. It is a useful sampling technique design for accuracy assessment. It is where the survey questionnaire for the study has respondents who are friends or relatives of the researchers that are aging 24-38 years old and are parents.
Participants
The participants for this study are parents who are under the age of 24 to 39 years; who are both males and females, working and non-working, and may be married or not married.
Locale
All respondents are living in the Philippines in the Luzon and Visayas regions particularly in Metro Manila, Rizal, and Aklan.
Instrumentation
The researchers have used a self-made questionnaire as an instrument to collect data. The respondents are responsible enough to answer the questionnaire in English. The questionnaire consists of two parts and 12 items that show how effective the sanctions that millennial parents have given to their child/children and the basis of decision making. The first part of the questionnaire consists of the profile of the respondents namely their name, age, religion, occupation, and marital status which the researchers can use for demographics purposes; and how the millennial parents discipline their child, how effective their way of disciplining. The second part of the questionnaire involves the concept of giving punishment to the child/children and how it caused the millennial parents on giving punishments to their child. The respondents are required to express opinionated answers. This information may help the researchers to ensure what the norms that millennial parents may suggest and contribute to this study.
Data Gathering and Procedure
CHAPTER IV
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
This chapter shows the results of the data gathered from the survey questionnaires distributed by the researchers.
Demographic Profiles of Respondents
Table 1
Table Showing Demographic Profiles of Respondents
Of 16 respondents, there are 3 or 19% of respondents are males and 13 or 81% are females. In terms of age, 4 respondents or 25% age from 24 to 28 years while 3 respondents or 19% age from 29 to 32 years, another group with 6 respondents or 38% age from 33 to 36 years and lastly 3 respondent or 19% age from 37 to 40 years.
The respondents have different civil status and work background. That is why the researchers need to analyze each respondent. In terms of civil status, there are 12 or 75% respondents who are married while 4 or 25% are unmarried. While in work background, 9 or 56% respondents are working while 7 or 44% are non-working.
Millennial Parents’ Concept of Discipline
Graph 1
Graph Showing Millennial Parents’ Concept of Discipline
There are different kinds of parenting styles. These are called Authoritarian, Authoritative, Permissive and Neglectful. The researchers have analyzed that there are 8 respondents or 50% of the data that suites the type of discipline called Authoritarian. This is the type of parenting style which is not exposed to public or more likely to be dependent because they tend to have high demands. For Authoritative, there are 7 respondents or 44% of the data. This is the type of parenting style which the parents are contented, happy, high expectations, and these shows how independent the child is. While 1 respondent or 6% of the data is considered as a Permissive parent. This is the type of parenting style that only sets few rules and more likely to not say “no” to the child because they become overly generous. Lastly, Neglectful parents have 0 respondents or 0% of the data. Lastly, this is the type of parenting style in which parents tend to be invisible. They do not have the intention to get involved to what the child has gotten through.
Discipline Strategies of Millennial Parents
Graph 2
Graph Showing Discipline Strategies of Millennial Parents
Millennial parents have different discipline strategies. Three or 19% of the respondents used Logical Consequences such as saying that they will not get what they want if they do not follow. Confinement has 4 respondents or 25% which parents tend to imprison their child just like detentions for them to be disciplined. Grounding, on the other hand, has 2 respondents or 13%. This is the 2nd highest percentage because it has been the most used by parents all over the world. Verbal Punishments is reining high on the list with 5 respondents or 31%. This punishment can never be avoided. Based on the survey conducted by the researchers, millennial parents’ emotions tend to overthrow their understanding to any situation that’s why Verbal Punishments is the highest percentage. Corporal Punishments have 1 respondent or 6%. It is maybe because millennial parents are not following the traditional disciplining strategies given to them as a child. Lastly, there is 1 respondent who did nothing which makes him/her 6% on the list because he/she is letting his/her child to explore what is right and what is wrong.
Table 2
Table Showing Effectiveness of Parenting Norms
Of the 16 respondents, the researchers found out how effective are their disciplining techniques Three respondents or 19% of the data has answered that their disciplining technique is very effective. Ten of the respondents or 62% of the data has answered that their disciplining technique is quite effective. Lastly, 3 respondents or 19% of the has answered that their disciplining effect is effective.
Table 3
Table Showing Effectiveness of Parenting Norms
Of the 16 respondents, the researchers have found that the effects of the disciplining technique of Millennial Parents to their Child has, 7 respondents or 32percent of the data are the ones who see a lot of changes in their child’s behavior. 1 parent or 5 percent of the data said that his/her child remorsely accept their punishments. Based on the remaining 14 answers or 63% of the data, the children of those 14 participants, when confronted their child easily accepts his/her mistakes.
Table 4
Table Showing Reaction of the Respondents If Their Child Did Something Wrong
According to Table 5, 14 respondents or 37 percent of the data said that they will let their child/children explain and share the story behind his/her wrong doings. While 8 respondents or 21 percent of the data said that they will use scenarios to let their child realize the consequence of his/her wrong doings. Also, 13 answers or 34 percent of the data were to calmly explain why it’s wrong. The other 2 respondent or 5 percent of the data said that they would immediately reprimand him or her, and the last one said, that she would give a warning not to do it again or else he will be punished.
Table 6
Table Showing a Difference on How the Parents Were Disciplined as A Child and How They Discipline Their Child
According to Table 6, 10 respondents or 62 percent of the data agreed that there is a difference between their way of disciplining their child/children and the way they were disciplined by their parents. While there are 6 respondents who said that there is no difference, which they used their parents disciplining technique and applied it to their own child.
Table 7
Table Showing the Does the Respondents Discipline Their Child in Public Places
Based on Table 7, 11 respondents or 69 percent of the data agreed that they do discipline their child in public, while the other 5 respondents or 31 percent of the data said that they don’t.
Table 8
Table Showing Different Disciplinary Views
Different Disciplinary Views
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Strongly Agree (SA)
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Agree (A)
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Disagree (D)
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Strongly Disagree (SD)
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Mean
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Verbal Interpretation (VI)
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1. Giving punishments improves the bond between me and my child/children.
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3
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9
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3
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1
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2.88
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A
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2. Giving punishments teaches my child/children to respect me more.
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7
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6
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2
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1
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3.19
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A
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3. Giving punishments scares my child/children to follow what I said.
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2
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6
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7
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1
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2.56
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A
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4. Giving punishments teaches a lesson to my child/children.
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4
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10
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1
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1
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3.06
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A
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5. Having a lot of different punishments up my sleeve is important.
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1
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6
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8
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1
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2.44
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D
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6. Corporal punishments are necessary.
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1
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4
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7
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4
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2.13
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D
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7. There are different punishments for different penalties.
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2
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10
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3
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1
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2.81
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A
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8. I can punish my child/children even in public.
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1
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0
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8
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7
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1.69
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SD
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9. It’s alright if my child/children did not follow what I said.
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0
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1
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8
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7
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1.63
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SD
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10. Rules must be firm and set properly for your child to follow diligently.
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6
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9
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0
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1
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3.25
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A
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11. Parents must be too strict in implementing their rules and regulations.
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4
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7
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4
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1
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2.88
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A
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12. The disciplinary actions that I use stand as a suggestion for my child/children to use for his/her child/children in the future.
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8
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8
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0
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0
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3.50
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SA
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13. Whenever my child does something wrong we should talk about it properly and privately.
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11
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5
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0
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0
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3.69
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SA
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14. I always encourage my child to be open in sharing his/her thoughts and problems to me.
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11
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5
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0
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0
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3.69
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SA
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15. I always ask my child for his/her recommendation towards the punishment I will give him/her.
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3
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7
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6
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0
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2.81
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A
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16. I trust my child all the time that he/she will be honest in telling me and admitting his/her faults.
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6
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10
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0
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0
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3.38
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SA
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17. I trust my child/children enough that I don’t’ need to punish him/her.
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1
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8
|
7
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0
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2.63
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A
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18. I need to punish him/her frequently in order for him/her to be obedient.
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0
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9
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3
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4
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2.31
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D
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2.81
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A
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After finishing the counting of the tally, the researchers got the average to find out what the answer is for each item. Based on the average that the researchers got, the respondents answered Agree on the items number 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 15, and 17. The participants answered Strongly Agree on items number 12, 13, 14, and 16. Also, the parents answered Disagree on items number 5, 6, and 18, while in items number 8, and 9 they answered Strictly Disagree. After gathering all of this data the researchers solved for the average answer for the survey question number 12, and the average answer is Agree.
CHAPTER V
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
In this part of the study, the researchers will finalize the study. The researchers will discuss the conclusion and recommendations of this study.
The following are the conclusions of this study:
1. In terms of gender, the female gender has a bigger population than the male. Based on the researchers’ survey, there are 13 respondents or 81% who are female. On the other hand, in terms of age, there are 6 respondents or 38% who are 33 to 36 years which has the highest population. Also, there are 12 respondents or 75% who are married which is the highest population than to those who are single. While there are 9 respondents or 56% who are working which also has the highest population than to the respondents who are not working. Lastly, there are 3 respondents or 19% who had their first child when they were 35 years old, which is also the highest population
2. There are different kinds of parenting styles which all the respondents fall into except for the other one. Those are Authoritarian, Authoritative, Permissive and Neglectful. The highest population of parenting style of millennial parents is the Authoritarian which there are 8 respondents or 50% of the data. It means that half of the respondents use a parenting style that is not exposed to public or more likely to be dependent because they tend to have high demands.
3. Millennial parents have different discipline strategies. The highest population based on the conducted survey of the researchers is the verbal punishments. Since it is the highest, then we can say that verbal punishments are the most effective punishment that millennial parents use to discipline their child/children.
4. In the survey, there are 10 respondents or 62% of the data has answered that the disciplining technique they use to their child/children is quite effective. This makes it the highest population while others only fall into 19 % which is only 3 respondents. It only means that they truly or absolutely believe that their disciplining technique is effective.
5. Also included are the effects of disciplining technique of millennial parents to their child. The highest population that was gathered, based on the survey conducted is that their child easily accepts their own mistake when confronted by the parent. Which is 16% or 14 respondents that have answered it.
6. In this part, the researchers will show the result of the reactions of the millennial parents when their child/children did something wrong. There are 14 respondents or 37% of the data that they will let their child/children explain and share the story behind his/her wrong doings. This just means that millennial parents balance out the bond between a parent and a child.The researchers also wanted to know if there is a difference between their way of disciplining their child/children and the way they were disciplined by the parents. There are 10 respondents or 62% of the data answered that there is a difference between their parenting between how the millennial parents were disciplined as a child. It shows that millennial parents did not follow the traditional ways of disciplining by parents who are born in the Generation X era.
7. Meanwhile, there are 11 respondents or 69% of the data does not discipline their child in public places. This shows that millennial parents have to wait first to come home for his/her disciplinary techniques or actions can be used privately.
8. On the last part of the survey, the researchers’ included a table whether the respondents strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with the given different disciplinary views. It shows that it has a mean of 2.81 so thus making it an average for the whole respondents.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Future Researchers:
1. For better results, the researchers suggest that they should start ahead of time to better process, gather and analyze the data.
2. This is not just for this particular topic, but to any thesis topic. Maximize all the time that will be given to the researchers.
3. The researchers suggest that the study should be explored broadly.
4. For those who want to go on with the survey, it would be better to add more respondents as more respondents will cover more opinions and preferences.
5. The researchers also suggest adding more questions in the survey for better or precise data to be gathered and analyzed.
6. Lastly, also focus on the millennial parents’ child/children for more data and the development of the child.
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