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Children's literacy skills play a crucial role in their cognitive and academic development. The phonics learning approach has been proven effective in helping children develop good reading and writing skills. This study aims to describe how children's literacy mentoring through phonics learning can improve their reading and writing skills. children's literacy mentoring through phonics learning has a positive impact in improving reading and writing skills. The involvement of teachers and parents is crucial in providing support and motivation to the children. This research provides a deeper look into how the phonics approach can be effectively implemented in an effort to improve children's literacy.

Assistance in learning English for elementary school-age children is an important process in developing their langua2ge skills. This mentoring program is designed to introduce children to English in a fun and effective way. This includes the use of a variety of learning methods appropriate to the developmental level of the children. This English learning assistance for primary school age children aims to create a positive and fun learning environment, stimulate children's interest in English, and help them develop communication skills that will be useful throughout their lives. The method used is learning chili singing. This learning assistance is carried out 3 times in 1 week from 19.00 to completion. Based on the padaevaluation and observation results, there is an increase in student learning motivation and students' understanding of English.

Community empowerment is a fundamental pillar of national development aimed at enhancing social welfare, social justice, and active public participation in the development process. This Community Service Program aims to strengthen community understanding and capacity, particularly among women members of the PKK organization in Rimba Sekampung Village, regarding the strategic role of community empowerment as a national development priority. The activity was conducted on Thursday, January 18, 2024, at Jalan Belimbing, Rimba Sekampung Village, Dumai City. The implementation method employed socialization through counseling and persuasive guidance using a non-formal and participatory educational approach. The program focuses on women's empowerment, community participation in development, and the prevention of social issues such as sexual violence and bullying among children and adolescents. The results indicate an improvement in participants' awareness, understanding, and active involvement during discussions, as well as a strengthened commitment to act as agents of change within their communities. This program contributes positively to reinforcing the role of women as strategic partners of the government in promoting inclusive, equitable, and sustainable national development.

Another term for "character education" can be expressed as "Moral Formation" or "Ethical Guidance." This refers to the effort to develop and shape attitudes, moral values, and ethics in students through knowledge and guidance from various parties such as parents, teachers, and the community. The crucial roles of parents, teachers, and the community in shaping a child's character cannot be overlooked. Each child possesses inherent goodness that needs to be nurtured and socialized effectively to ensure optimal character development. In this digital age, especially among high school student, the use of digital media is prevalent. Educators, parents, and responsible adults in the community have the responsibility to guide and monitor children's use of digital media. While the digital era brings positive impacts, the existence of negative effects demands special attention. Therefore, efforts are required to ensure that children can use digital media wisely, allowing them to reap positive benefits for themselves and their lives

This research explores the potential of Indonesian animated children's songs videos in supporting vocabulary development in toddlers. Sampling from the "Lagu Anak Indonesia Balita" channel on YouTube, the study utilizes observational methods of visual style and literature review to understand children's visual responses to the content. The results indicate that Indonesian animated children's song videos, with their short duration and repetitive lyrics, can create an enjoyable learning experience. From a phonological perspective, the repetition of sounds in the lyrics aids in the recognition of language sounds. Semantic aspects are represented through the introduction of various vocabulary in an easily digestible manner. The simple syntax of the lyrics supports the understanding of basic sentence structures, and pragmatically, these songs can be applied in everyday communicative contexts. In conclusion, Indonesian animated children's song videos can positively contribute to the vocabulary development of toddlers through a holistic and enjoyable approach. The findings of this research can serve as a foundation for the development of early childhood education curricula that effectively utilize animated media.

Integrated service posts (posyandu) are community-sourced health efforts that are managed and organized from, by, for and with the community in implementing health development. Posyandu is an important health service for babies and toddlers. The visit of toddlers at Posyandu is related to the role of the mother as the person most responsible for the health of her toddler, influenced by the mother's visit, namely education, employment status, income level, level of knowledge, age of toddler, and number of children. toddler. Stunting is one of the national development problems in Indonesia which can hamper economic growth, increase poverty and inequality. This research aims to determine the role of posyandu in dealing with stunting in Kalumpang Village, Padarincang District, Serang Regency.

Stunting is a physical growth problem that causes children to not be able to grow as they should and causes a linear decrease in growth rate. One of the causes of stunting in Bungkuk Village is the upbringing and eating pattern taught by parents to their toddlers. In this study, we use an Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) strategy to show how changes in knowledge about stunting are influenced by health education. In conclusion, efforts to prevent and treat stunting in the community will include good knowledge as a provision. This community service approach using the ABCD method can increase public awareness about stunting. Supported by guidance and assistance provided by village health post midwives and posyandu cadres to ensure that anyone who may experience symptoms that result in stunting is immediately treated. The need for awareness and parental participation in preventing this is proven by the decline in the effectiveness of the stunting prevention work program and knowledge in Bungkuk Village.

Breast milk is the perfect and best food for babies, especially babies 0-6 months because it contains the nutritional elements needed for optimal growth and development of babies (Ministry of Health, 2021). Exclusive breastfeeding is breastfeeding for 6 months without giving any drinks or food, including clear water, vitamins and medicine (Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, 2020). Exclusive breastfeeding can be given directly or indirectly. Direct breastfeeding is by breastfeeding, while indirect breastfeeding is done by expressing or pumping breast milk, storing it, and then giving it to the baby. Giving breast milk based on the definition above, the mother is said to give exclusive breast milk if the baby is only given breast milk for the age of 0-6 months, while the mother is said to give non-exclusive breast milk if the baby is given other additional food or drink at the age of 0-6 months (Proverawati, 2015). Exclusive breastfeeding with growth in babies aged 7-12 months at the BP Nauli Community Health Center, Kec. Siantar Marihat Pematangsiantar City In 2023, the majority will be given exclusive breast milk with 18 people growing fat, 15 people will not be given exclusive breast milk with a normal body.The results of the Chi-square test show that with a p-value of 0.000 < 0.05, it can be concluded that there is a relationship between exclusive breastfeeding and growth in babies aged 7-12 months at the BP Nauli District Health Center. Siantar Marihat, Pematangsiantar City in 2023. Based on the results of the research, it can be seen that out of the 62 respondents, 35 babies were given exclusive breast milk (56.6%) and 27 people were not exclusively breastfed (43.5%). There were 27 mothers who did not give exclusive breast milk to their babies (43.5%). This is due to the mother's lack of knowledge about the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding and there are also mothers who work so they say they do not give exclusive breast milk to their babies because of the mother's lack of knowledge about expressed breast milk.    

Children are part of the family who have rights and obligations through the process of growth and development. The purpose of this study is to uncover and understand the dramaturgical process involved in the role of child labourers as they are involved in managing the family economy. This research will examine how child labourers choose certain characters or roles in carrying out the profession. The research was conducted in Alun- Alun as a public facility that is often used as a location for child labourers to carry out their activities every night. This research uses a qualitative approach by using data collection instruments directly in the field. This research was analysed from the observation, interview, documentation and data presentation process. The theory used is Social Dramatugi theory to find out the character shown by child workers in their profession and Interpretation Fulfilment theory to find out the experience of child workers in helping families. The results of this study show that the behaviour patterns of child workers from the frontstage show the attitude of child workers in the internal and external character of children. The backstage part of child labourers is also able to show the life of child labourers in the family. So that the pattern of responsibility owned is the basis for their encouragement to continue working every day even though there are children's time that must be sacrificed.

Parenting is a learning process in the form of care between parents and chilfren by fulfilling all their needs. Parenting education has big influence on children’s development and to improve children’s character.parents are asked to be active and effective in educating children. Parents also have to control their chilfren more at home and when using cellphones. One of the factors causing children to use cellphones is that childrenbecome disobedient to their parents. The method of this service is lectures and discussions. The method of this service is providing explanation and understanding and tips on how to educate and guide children in Dukuh Manukan. The conclusion from the dedication carrid out bt the author is that parenting education is very effective in educating and guiding children so that children become closer to their parents.

The economy in Indonesia has developed after being hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. All levels of society participate in improving the economy, including coastal communities. To improve their economy, fishing families work by fishing at sea and this activity is dominated by men. During the sailing period, an area will be dominated by wives and children. The wives will have two roles while their husbands are away sailing, as housewives and as the financial drivers of the family. This condition requires fisherwomen to play a role as drivers of the family economy. One way that can be done is by empowering fisherwomen. The community service team of the Veteran National Development University of East Java empowered fisherwomen in Pabean Village, Dringu District, Probolinggo Regency by conducting training in making handicrafts with copper wire into brooches with high selling value together with the owner of 'Tenocraft'. The method used in this training is the andragogy learning system. Participants were enthusiastic and able to follow the guidance of the speakers.

Worm infections are the entry of worm eggs into the human body and multiply, causing disease. A worm infection is declared positive if worm eggs are found in at least one type of worm in the specimen examined. Worm infections can cause malnutrition because all the nutrients will be absorbed by the worms which will ultimately cause the child's mental and physical development to be disrupted, children become sick easily due to a decrease in the immune system, stunting or short stature and being smaller than their peers, and reduced intelligence and Some cases can cause death in children. The aim of this research is to determine the relationship between worm infections and nutritional status in children in orphanages. This research is an analytical observational study using a cross sectional method. The population in this study was all 33 children from the Al-Marhamah orphanage and all 42 children from the Cinta Kasih orphanage. In taking samples using a simple random sampling technique so that the sample in this study consisted of 63 samples consisting of 28 people at the Al-Marhamah orphanage and 35 people at the Cinta Kasih orphanage. Data analysis in this study used univariate and bivariate analysis. The results showed that 53 children were negative for worm infections with a percentage of 84.1%, 1 child was infected with Ascaris worms with a percentage of 1.6% and 9 children were infected with Trishiuris worms with a percentage of 14. 3%. In this study, the type of worm that was often found in children from orphanages in Medan Sunggal District was the Trishiuris worm type. The description of the nutritional status of children who have worm infections is 10 children with poor nutrition, 16 with moderate nutrition, 17 with moderate nutrition, 18 with good nutrition and 2 with over nutrition. The conclusion of this study is that there is no significant relationship between worm infections and the nutritional status of children in the Cinta Kasih and AL – Marhamah orphanages (p>0.05).

In the working area of ​​the Sijamapolang Community Health Center, Humbang Hasundutan Regency, stunting is still relatively common. Stunting is important to handle because it concerns the quality of human resources. Stunting, apart from being a risk of hampering physical growth and susceptibility to disease, also causes barriers to cognitive development which will affect the level of intelligence and productivity of children in the future. Stunting can be caused by various factors, including low nutritional intake in the first 1,000 days of life, from the fetus to a two-year-old baby. Apart from that, poor sanitation facilities, lack of access to clean water, and lack of environmental cleanliness are also causes of stunting. Poor hygiene conditions mean that the body has to fight extra hard against sources of disease, thus hampering the absorption of nutrients. Basically, stunting can be prevented from an early age. Of course, this can be done by increasing the family's insight or knowledge, especially mothers, regarding stunting prevention. By looking at the problems of these partners, the Community Partnership program aims to provide knowledge and information to the community so they can prevent and overcome the problem of stunting. The results achieved in this activity, namely, participants have knowledge about: the definition of stunting and its characteristics, the causes of stunting, the impacts of stunting, how to prevent and overcome stunting  

Early Childhood (AUD) is a social being who is in the age range of 0-8 years, the same thing is also stated by NAEYC. Early childhood is usually called the "golden age" because children at this age experience very rapid cognitive development. In this study there are several cases that occur regarding marriage at this age and with the role of counseling the researcher hopes to guide the client so that the client can recover, here the function of the counselor himself is to help the counselee understand himself, help avoid problems, help overcome problems and help the counselee to obtain his defense.  

An adolescent is someone between the ages of 10-24 years, which is a process of self-development where a person experiences the process of not being a child anymore and heading towards adulthood but cannot be said to be a mature adult and is someone who has not entered the category of marriage during that period. While depression itself is a condition in which a person who experiences emotionally characterized by sadness and feelings of meaninglessness and guilt, distancing himself from the environment, losing appetite, not being able to sleep peacefully and experiencing anxiety. In this study, researchers discussed how the role of counseling can overcome depression in adolescents where there is a very important role of counselors in helping and overcoming the problems of clients experiencing depression.

Social advocacy is carried out to provide change by defending victims of injustice. One of the social problems is the number of street children which increases every year. Children spend their time on the streets, without complete identification as their civil right, so it is difficult to be identified. Therefore, the Pertiwi Child Development Foundation provides social advocacy services to assisted children to achieve child welfare. This research aims to determine and analyze the implementation of social advocacy carried out by the Bina Anak Pertiwi Foundation in fulfilling the right to identity and analyze obstacles in social advocacy. Data collection techniques include observation, interviews and documentation with a qualitative approach. The results of this research show that the implementation of social advocacy in fulfilling children's rights to identity at the Bina Anak Pertiwi Foundation includes identifying problems, formulating solutions, building awareness and political will, implementing policies, and evaluating. The inhibiting factors for social advocacy are lack of funding and lack of human resources. The supporting factors are external and internal parties who are able to work together in the relief process.

Children in the perspective of the Catholic faith in general are the future of the Church. Because, children are part of grace, faith, hope, and love. The social personality in question is the development of character and mentality that supports children to get to know each other. This requires self-transformation as a benchmark for understanding children's social mobility. This research was conducted at SDK Mardiwiyata 2. The method used in this research is the descriptive qualitative method. Data collection adopted research methods in the form of literature studies or reviewing articles or journals, Church documents, and books available according to the theme. Etymologically, the character comes from the Greek charessein which means to carve. From the perspective of the Catholic faith, the Church views the understanding of the concept of character education from 2 (two) points of view, namely: Faith education based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) and faith education based on the book of canon law (KHK). The findings from this study are that children who are Catholics are dominated by non-Catholic children so through social life it appears that the character of Catholic children is less desirable, so intensive coaching is needed to shape the child's character. The conclusion this of study is the implementation of children's character in the light of the Catholic faith to improve children's character and mental development. The conclusion of this research is evident from the results of various other studies that have been done before.

Child development can be assessed from several indicators such as language, and social behavior. Nutritional status and mother's knowledge are supporting factors for children's language development. This study aims to identify the correlation between children's nutritional status and mother's knowledge about language stimulation with children's language development in Aisyiyah Bustanul Athfal VI Kindergarten, Kediri City. Using quantitative method with cross-sectional approach, this research was conducted in July 2023. The sample was selected by purposive sampling. Data collection techniques using questionnaires and Denver II instruments. Data analysis used Spearman's rho test and linear regression tests. We found that there was a significant relationship between mother's knowledge and children's language development (p=0.000) and there was no significant relationship between children's nutritional status and children's language development (p=0.332). The multivariate analysis showed that there was a significant relationship between both independent variables with children's language development (significant value F = 0.000). The conclusion obtained is that there is a simultaneously significant relationship between children's nutritional status and mother's knowledge with children's language development.

Down syndrome refers to intelligence disability due to neural development disorders, These problems lead to interrupted social, academic, and occupational problems. Objective: This research describes the resilience and gratefulness of caregivers of children suffering from Down syndrome in Semarang. Method: This research is quantitative. Sample: the samples were 30 respondents taken with total sampling. The applied test was a statistic descriptive test. Research results: The applied statistic test found 22 caregivers had very high resilience while 18 caregivers had high resilience in the children suffering from Down syndrome. Thirty caregivers had high gratefulness for children suffering from Down syndrome in Semarang regency. Suggestion: the researcher expects future researchers to develop resilience and gratefulness of caregivers for children suffering from Down syndrome.

Introduction: The background to this community service emerged due to increasing violence in the care of shaken babies, which can have a negative impact on child development. The aim of this service is to provide education to parents and caregivers about safe and caring care for babies, so that they can prevent incidents of shaken baby syndrome and cases of violence against children. Method: This Community Service uses a pre-post test design method to determine the level of knowledge of fathers before and after providing educational outreach on shaken baby syndrome (SBS). The population in this activity were fathers aged 18 – 30 years who had just had a child or had a second child within a year of the couple's postpartum period, numbering 150 people. The sample used in this activity was 60 people using a sampling technique, namely cluster area random sampling. Results: The results of this study showed that there was an increase in knowledge between before and after being provided with education about shaken baby syndrome (SBS), namely that 38 respondents (63.3%) had a sufficient level of knowledge about shaken baby syndrome (Shaken Baby Syndrome). SBS). Conclusion: Increasing knowledge about shaken baby syndrome is a key step in efforts to prevent violent behavior in children.