“Principles of Successful Parenting!

Preventing Bad Parenting”

Introduction and Statement of the Problem

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is impacting everyone’s everyday lives. In the family,
there are big changes that need to be done in our everyday routine. This includes staying at home
to be safe from the virus. Due to this, parents spend more time with their children which
produces tension in parenting relationships. Thus, some parents do not really know how to have
effective and successful parenting towards their children. We have many family units with
absentee parents or parents who set bad examples to their children. Addressing this problem is
important because there is no school for parenting and some parents admit that they have used
“trial and error” in raising their children. Also, fixing the problem is important because parents
leave a legacy to their children where the children will also pass down that legacy to their future
kids. Meaning, parents give the greatest influence to their children so the risk of bad parenting is
that the children might be copying and applying the parenting style when they are already
parents in the future. Which is why this study will help solve bad parenting by providing Bible
principles and practical ways so that parents will be able to successfully train their children in a
good and effective way.

Value of the Study

Parenting style is defined as a constellation of parents’ attitudes and behaviors toward children
and an emotional climate in which the parents’ behaviors are expressed as stated by Darling et al.
(1993). Therefore, this study will benefit parents and soon to be parents by helping them be
knowledgeable and better at the role God gave them. This study will benefit them by giving them
advice on how to train their children in the proper way. In this way, they are able to pass down a
good legacy to their children. This study will also benefit the family by helping the family build
healthier, stronger and intimate relationships between parents and children. This prevents
deterioration in the family or prevents broken families.

Preliminary Literature Review

Several studies suggest that parents have a lot more influence on their children than they realize.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation (2007) states in their study that parents tend to underestimate the
influence they have on their children. Children are not only listening but they are also watching
and copying parents. Tan-chi (2020) advises parents to be what they want their children to be
because children will become what they are. Believe it or not, parents are the biggest influence
on a child’s life. Omere (2017) states that parenting styles have a great effect on the development
and future success of children.

Arora (2020) states that one of the hardest tasks to achieve is to have a good and consistent
parenting style. He even said, “Most parents use their own upbringing as a blueprint for
parenting, which is not recommended due to the evolution of society and social environment.”
Note that some parenting practices could be more harmful than they are beneficial to children.
As Omere (2017) said, “Understanding and recognizing bad parental decisions can help parents
make the best decisions for their child.” Researchers found that yelling, beating, and neglecting
can be passed down from one generation to another but parents can change if they can get the
right help.

One way that parents can get the right help is from the Bible. Doctor Peter Tan-chi’s book
entitled, “M.O.T.I.V.A.T.E.” (2020) notes that parents need an authoritative guide on how to
raise their children effectively and successfully the first time. The Bible gives the best timeless
principles on parenting. The book also notes that we need to approach God because He was the
One who designed the family. This study will therefore be focused on providing Bible principles
and practical ways of successful and effective parenting to help parents in improving or changing
their parenting style.

Project Goals and Objectives

The goal of the Principles of Successful Parenting! Project is to help parents and soon to be
parents on how to have good and successful parenting. This project will help parents on how to
avoid or change bad parenting styles that they are currently doing into good parenting styles.

The main objectives include:

1. Offer a specific seminar to parents and soon to be parents on specific ways or

principles to have good and successful parenting and on avoiding bad parenting
styles.
 2. Enabling parents to assess one’s parenting style which is either bad or good. With
this, parents may improve in training their children.

Methodology

The study intends to use questionnaires or surveys and interview questions to be answered by
parents in determining the parenting style and the principles of parenting that parents use. The
study will follow quota sampling which means that the first (potential) participants approached
by the researcher will participate as long as they are definitely qualified as research participants
and if willing. This continues until the set number of participants are met. The study will have a
quota of 60 parents who are available to answer the questionnaires or surveys. While for the
interview portion, the quota will be 20 parents.

The study will collect both primary and secondary data. The quantitative data will be collected
and analyzed using descriptive statistics which includes, mean, frequency counts and the
percentage distribution. The qualitative data from the study will explain the relationship between
the independent and dependent variables.

Resources and Budget

The needed resources are travel (related to the research) and operating expenses for
communications, printing of reports, supplies, materials and equipment. Further, the total budget
for this is Php 2000.00. For travelling, a private vehicle will be used but the payment for gas is
Php 1000.00. As for communications, the budget is Php 200.00. Printing of materials (printing of
surveys) is Php 300.00. And for supplies, materials, and equipment is Php 500.00.

Timeline

The project is expected to be completed in 6 weeks with the following indicated as the activities
duration for every section of the research project:

Research Section Duration

1. Title 1 Day
 2. Introduction 1 Day (same day as making
the title)

3. Need for this Study 2 Days

4. Background 3 Days

5. Objectives 5 Days

6. Research Questions and Hypothesis 4 Days

7. Research Methodology 2 weeks

8. Data analysis interpretations and discussions 1 week

9. Summary conclusion and recommendations 3 Days

10. Reviewing work for final submission 2 Days

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