Indonesian Mother Research Articles

Experiences of Indonesian Mother Managing Preschool Children's Acute Abdominal Pain in Taiwan

The aim of this study was to understand the Indonesian mothers' experiences of managing preschool children's acute abdominal pain. The descriptive qualitative research design comprises semi-structured interviews with 11 Indonesian mothers. The qualitative content analysis revealed three themes, including (1) insight of abdominal pain, (2) "inheritance of the strategies for assessment of management for abdominal pain from the family of origin", (3) "obstacles and insights related to cultural differences". The results presented that pain management was affected by family, environment, cultural background and religious beliefs. Healthcare providers should provide culturally competent pain management care for the patients of difference nationalities.

"It is my destiny as a woman": on becoming a new mother in Indonesia.

The purpose of the study was to provide a greater understanding of the experience of the new Indonesian mother. This study was a hermeneutic phenomenological study. Data were obtained from 13 first time Indonesian mothers through semi-structured interviews. Two main themes were identified: "trying to be a good mother " and "confirming my destiny as a woman." A number of subthemes were identified to understand of how women in rural West Java perceived the meaning of being a new mother. These themes and subthemes described the woman's responsibilities as a new mother and some of the challenges that she accepted as a part of her destiny. This study provides nurses and others with insights into the experiences of Indonesian women with early motherhood, their feelings about taking on the mothering role, and some of their needs during this period.

P-2 Resilience of Indonesian Mother with Autistic Children in Daily Occupation(Poster Presentation)

P-2 Resilience of Indonesian Mother with Autistic Children in Daily Occupation(Poster Presentation)

Hardt and Negri and the Geo-Political Imagination: Empire, Multitude and Critical Disability Studies

Critical disability studies must respond to the inequities of globalization and place an analysis of disability at the epicentre of a geo-political imagination. Hardt and Negri’s Empire and Multitude provide us with the sparks to fire this imagination. Their work synthesizes critical analyses of globalization, the economic expansion of late capitalism, rapid developments in communication and the impact of biopower on the subjectivities, living conditions and activism of ‘the global citizen’. This article uses their concepts of Empire and Multitude to give voice to the practices of disabled families in the Global North and Global South; the stories of Wayan (an Indonesian disability activist and mother) and Isabelle (a British mother of a disabled child). We conclude that the work of Hardt and Negri can be critically employed to theorize ‘disablism in Empire’ whilst articulating the activism of the ‘disabled Multitude’ in ways that speak across South/North divides.

HOW PARENTS FOSTER BILINGUALISM IN THE FAMILY: A CASE STUDY OF AN INDONESIAN STUDENT FAMILY IN PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

This study investigated how Indonesian children in Australia as a foreign country temporarily switch their Indonesian language with English, what parents’ attitudes toward the children’s language is, and how Indonesian parents encourage the use of Bahasa Indonesia by their children at home (in Australia). A case study method with qualitative approach was used. Participants of the study were one family of Indonesian students comprising a 35-year-old mother with 6 and 8-year-old sons. The mother was chosen because she was considered as repositories of culture and responsible for the maintenance of tradition and language. Data collected through observation and open-ended interview. The study showed that the Indonesian children soon adopted English and gradually lost their mother language because of their less frequent use and interaction with the users. The Indonesian mother had to struggle to maintain her children’s mother tongue, since she and her family planed to go back to Indonesia. Parents had to make an effort to maintain their children’s Indonesian language skills. Use of mother tongue as the home language considered to be a good way to foster children’s Indonesian use. This could help the children re-learning Indonesian they had a good understanding of it.

A symptomatic coracoclavicular joint

Bilateral coracoclavicular joints were found in a 44-year-old male patient following a fall. He had an Indonesian mother and a Dutch father. Prior to the injury he was asymptomatic and had full range of movement in both shoulders but the trauma resulted in pain and limitation of movement in the left shoulder which required resection of the anomalous joint, after which full pain-free movement was restored.

Study Abroad and Anthropology: Impacts on Ecuadorian Homestay Families

I have had wonderful experiences with families who have let me into their homes during various study abroad programs. The experiences immersed me in the local culture, helped me learn the language, gave me surrogate families I felt totally comfortable conversing with, gave me new siblings/friends, opened my mind to cultural differences and provided a practical experience for my anthropological studies. I benefitted from the homestays, but I have wondered what it was like for the families. Was it an equal exchange? Did they benefit from the experience? I like to think they did. I remember fondly the hours I spent cooking with my Indonesian host mother and sister, the times I spoke with my host father about Judaism and Islam. But then I wonder, what happened after our group left? Were there fights in the village between the few who hosted students and the rest who didn't? Was I an inconvenience in the family because I never knew how to do anything and caused more work for my sister? I was totally inept at pulling up water from the well to wash my clothes, I could not help cook because grinding the chili peppers burned my hands and I had never cooked on an open fire stove before. My host sister and mother ended up helping a lot with my basic needs. This must have taken time away from their regular work. We all cried saying goodbye after four months living together and I promised to write and come back and visit one day. I did write, for a few years, but now I hardly even remember Indonesian and I lost their address. I dream of going back, but when?