Research

3. As explained by Siti Norzaimalina Abd Majid (2019), the role of a
mother alone is very challenging. With an additional role as a student
or a worker add more burden to them. While handling responsibilities
at home as a mother, they are also become a student at school.
According to Olmstead, Koon, Puhlman, Pasley, & Fincham,
(2012) most often than not, women were only the one facing the
consequences of early pregnancy, whether emotionally, socially and
academically. Each year, thousands of students go to various college
and universities many seeking to enjoy the “college life.” That may
include partying, drinking, meeting new people, fostering new
friendships and engaging in sexual relationships, behaviors that may
be perceived as traditional college student. A mother should know
their priorities at home and in their studies.

4. Based on the Philippine Statistics Authorities (2013) one in
ten young Filipino women aged 15-19 had begun
childbearing: Eight percent are already mothers and
another two percent were pregnant with their first child
according to the results of the 2013 National
Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS). Among young
adult women aged 20 to 24, 43% were already mothers
and 4% were pregnant with their first child. These age
ranges 15-19, 20 to 24 were the common age of the
college students. At that stage they are coping different
challenges at home and at school.

7. They deserve to be called as a ‘supermom’
considering their hard work to become a
mother and student at one time, they are
indeed an exemplary mother.The
researchers aim to pursue this study to
acquire knowledge on the lived experiences
and their strategies on how they balance
their dual roles: Being a mother and a
student.