Villanueva, Jenny Pearl B. BSN – 2F OCT.

20, 2022

Activity 1: Child rearing Beliefs, Practices and Values in the Philippines

Some of the child rearing beliefs and practices are:

1. Spanking with hands, tsinelas, hanger and any other objects

2. Many times, an extended family household would raise young children, with various relatives

taking in the responsibility. Young children frequently take on responsibility. In particular, girls

are expected to assist with cooking, home duties, and childcare for younger siblings.

3. Families are responsible for raising infants. For extended periods, young children are sent to live

with their aunts or grandparents. For the preschool years, people who reside abroad leave their

kids with the family. In a society where people like interaction and do not understand the need

for privacy, children are rarely left alone. There is no pressure placed on kids to learn to eat at

the table or to use the restroom. Up until the age of six, they are spoon fed or fed from a

parent's plate. Respect for authority, submission, and religious faith are all lessons they must

acquire. It promotes self-esteem.

4. Respect for elders especially those children who was raised by their “lolo and lola”

5. Since utang na loob and family indebtedness are requirements for all members of the extended

family, Filipinos also have a responsibility to support erring family members in public and

chastise them in private. In other words, they can disagree privately but must publicly support a

family member. Honor for one is honor for all, while criticism of one family member is criticism

of all. Due to family commitments, the oldest child frequently works so that younger family

members can receive an education. This happens irrespective of gender because Filipino women

have been independent for centuries. There are many businesswomen in the Philippines.

6. Whether a Filipino practices their faith or not, religion permeates every aspect of their lives.

They generally follow the rules and teachings of the church and act morally. He will carry out

this action even if he is adhering to two different sets of moral standards, a practice known as

"split-level Christianity." To foreigners, this seems incredibly incoherent, yet to Filipinos, it

makes perfect sense. This explains why a graft-taker never misses Sunday services, or why a

businessman gives equally to his parish church and his mistress.