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The youth was very closely linked to growth and development. A balanced nutritional intake is required to ensure that the baby grows well. While nutritional deficiencies in the first year of growth can lead to irreparable effects. Stunting has become one of many nutritional problems. Stunting is a growing childhood problem caused by recurrent infections and chronic malnutrition. The study aims to find out the relationship between parental care patterns in feeding and stunting incidents in balita (rangge 1-5 year). This research used cross sectional research designs with correlational quantitative research methods. The study used the observation sheet and parenting feeding styles questionnaire (PFSQ) using the accidental sampling approach with a total sample of 62 parents who have case in the Puskesmas Work Territory of Palasari Subang District. This study used data analysis of the Chi Square correlation test. The results of the study showed that the majority gave democratic parental care, 25 (40.3 %) and most did not experience 36 stunts (58.1 %). The analysis of the Chi Square correlation test obtained p value= 0,000 (p<0.05), which indicated that the pattern of parental care in feeding had something to do with the occurrence of stunts in young children. It can be concluded that parental care can decrease incidence of stuntingand recommeended to take the right action to increasehealth for balita (rangge 1-5 year)    

Recently, stunting has been hotly discussed by many people, especially mothers. According to WHO, stunting is a child's growth and development disorder caused by a lack of nutritional intake, infection, or inadequate stimulation. The number of stunting sufferers in Indonesia according to the 2018 Riskesdas results continues to decline. Community service activities for UNISKA MAB Banjarmasin students with the theme "Care to Prevent Stunting in Children in the City of Palangka Raya" were carriedout on Monday 13 November 2023 and were attended by thousands of listeners streaming via the RRI Digital Pro2 Palangka Raya program. With registration via Google form 44 people, but when the streaming starts2,314 listeners were present in the RRI Digital comments column when the event took place. The activity was carried out through several stages, namely: distributing activity pamphlets/flayers on social media and going through the Google form registration stage and when the event took place with the opening stage from the Head of the UNIKSA MAB Banjarmasin Communication Science Masters Study Program , and continued with material presentations by 4 UNISKA MAB Banjarmasin