The Lived Experiences of the Javanese Muslim Parents in Nurturing the Well-being of Talented Youths

Abstract

This phenomenology study aimed to explore the essence of the lived experiences of Javanese Muslim parents in nurturing well-being talented youths. The thirteen Javanese Muslim parents were recruited by snowball technique. The Central Java and East Java provinces, Indonesia, were taken as research settings. The data were collected by interviews, field notes, and observations. Giorgi method was used to analyze the data. The results of this study revealed that the essence of the nurturing well-being of the talented youth is centered into "Nurturing Good for Allah", which influence to nurture well-being of talented youths. The study produced three themes, including 1) enduring and striding the obstacles 2) taking care as ikhlas and 3) feeling blessed and pride. Enduring and striding the obstacles consist of seven subthemes, namely 1) dismissive attitude of teacher 2) The overt behavior of children 3) neighbor's satire 4) gender diversity 5) stumbling block with relatives 6) not being supported from sponsors and 7) financial strain. The second theme, taking care as ikhlas, included three subthemes, namely 1) being good parent in promoting the wellness 2) inculcating the moral values and 3) striving earnestly. The last theme, feeling blessed and pride, have three subthemes. There are 1) displaying the achievement collection 2) sharing the success and 3) paying praise to Allah.Based on the result, it is necessary to family nurse to understand what parents needed to face against obstacles. So developing partnership between family nursesand Islamic leaders is essential to strengthen the parent's resilient. Keywords: nurturing, the well-being of talented, Javanese Muslim parent, talented youth, phenomenology