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Inappropriate complementary food given by parents to children under two years old is one of the causes of nutritional problems in children. There are still many parents who have insufficient knowledge about complementary foods and do not know the important ingredients that must be in them. The aim of this research is to explore various experiences of parents in providing MPASI Shredded Monas Perst to toddlers. Therefore, the solution to overcome this problem is to provide the right complementary food, namely Abon Monas Prest with a high content of protein and other micronutrients at a more affordable price. This study used qualitative with phenomenology approach. The population was 12 participants selected using purposive sampling technique, and obtained sample as many as 9 participants. The data analysis used Miles and Huberman model. The themes obtained were, 1) Parents feeling when giving complementary food, Abon Monas Prest for the first time, 2) Increased appetite in children under two years of age, 3) Supportive response from family members in providing complementary food, Abon Monas Prest. Giving complementary food, Abon Monas Prest can give parental knowledge​ about giving the right complementary food for overcome nutritional problems​ with increase lust feeding to children age under two year. Besides that, support member family is also important given to Mother child in giving right complementary food.

The prevalence of stunting is one of the biggest nutritional problems among toddlers in Indonesia. The proportion of short and very short nutritional status in babies under two years old (baduta) reached 29.9% or higher than the 2019 RPJMN target, which was 28%. Stunting due to malnutrition that occurs in the First 1000 Days of Life (HPK) notonly causes obstacles to physical growth and increases vulnerability to disease, but also threatens cognitive development which will affect children's intelligence and productivity levels.Objective: To know the nutritional status of children under five, especially related to stunting, to increase parents' knowledge about stunting, to raise public awareness of the dangers of stunting.The activities consist of preparation stages, implementation of counseling which begins with filling in the pre-test questionnaire and ends with filling in the post-test questionnaire, as well as the evaluation stage.

In 2018, Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) data showed that the prevalence of wasting in children under five in Indonesia was 10.2%, while in the age group under two years (baduta) it was higher, namely 11.7%. Nutrition Status Monitoring Data for 2017 also shows that the prevalence of wasting in under-fives is higher, which is 12.8% when compared to the toddler group, which is 9.5% (Ministry of Health RI, 2018). Based on the WHO classification, wasting in the underdog group in Indonesia is categorized as a serious public health problem, with a prevalence in the range of 10-14%. Malnutrition that occurs in 1,000 HPK, besides being at risk of inhibiting physical growth (failure to thrive) and being susceptible to disease (metabolic disorders: DM. Hypertension, obesity), also inhibits cognitive development (motor cognitive impairment) which will affect the level of intelligence and productivity of children in the future.    

Makanan Pendamping Air Susu Ibu (MP-ASI) adalah makanan dan minuman yang mengandung zat gizi, Diberikan pada anak usia 6-24 bulan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan gizi selain dari ASI. Banyak faktor yang mempengaruh ibu dalam pemberian MP-ASI salah satunya Pengetahuan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh tingkat pengetahuan ibu terhadap waktu pemberian MP-ASI pada anak usia 6-24 bulan di wilayah kerja puskesmas pulubla.  Metode penelitiaan menggunakan desain penelitian cross sectional, sampel  72 orang ibu yang memiliki anak usia 6-24 bulan. Menggunakan teknik Purpossive sampling instrument yang digunakan adalah kuesioner. Hasil yang diperoleh adalah terdapat pengaruh antara tingkat pengetahuan ibu terhadap waktu pemberian MP-ASI didapatkan nilai P-value 0,000, Saran diharapkan Puskesmas Pulubala lebih meningkatkan program penyuluhan pada ibu-ibu tentang pemberian makanan pendamping ASI pada anak. Dengan tujuan mengurangi pemberian makanan pada anak di usia dini atau kurang dari usia 6 bulan.