| Abstrak/Abstract |
Changes in values, culture, and technology bring new demands on Generation
Z parenting, especially by parents of the Baby Boomers generation. Although
previous research considered the generational gap between Baby Boomers
parents and Generation Z as a myth, preliminary research raises an urgency
to explore further the experiences of Baby Boomers parents in raising
children from Generation Z. This research aims to explore the experiences of
Baby Boomer parents in facing challenges and seeing opportunities in
parenting Generation Z. Using a qualitative approach of Interpretative
Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), this study involved three participants
from the Baby Boomers generation who have children from Generation Z in
Y city. The main data of this study were the transcripts of in-depth interviews
which lasted 90-120 minutes for each participant. The results of the analysis
produced three themes: the need to build parent-child closeness to bridge the
generation gap, parents' efforts to understand the world of children from
Generation Z, and parents' expectations for Generation Z future. This study
offered the implications for providing evidence from the latest research on
parenting practices to uncover challenges and opportunities from the
experience of Baby Boomers raising Generation Z. |
