Publication Search

Background: Toilet training is an attempt to train children to be able to control bowel movements. In Indonesia, it was found that 16% of children aged 6 years were still unable to do toilet training independently. One of the important factors in the success of children in doing toilet training is the parenting style applied by parents in educating children at home. Objective: to find out the relationship between parenting style and toilet training ability in pre-school aged children in Kutuh Kelod Banjar Ubud. Method: This study used an observational analysis design with a cross sectional approach. The study population was pre-school age children in Banjar Kutuh Kelod Ubud with sampling techniques using purposive samling. The instrument of this study used the observation sheet toilet training ability and parenting questionnaire. Analysis of toilet training capabilities with parenting using the Spearmans Rho test. Results: The study showed that most of the parents' parenting styles were democratic as many as 24 people (40%). The results of the Spearmans Rho test were parenting and toilet training abilities with a value of p = 0,000. Conclusion: This study found that there was a significant relationship between parenting care and toilet training abilities of preschoolers.Keywords: Parenting; toilet training; pre-school children

Background: Social and emotional development of young children is affected by many stimulating factors, and one of those factors is early childhood education however, not all preschool children have the opportunity to attend early childhood education. This study was aimed at comparing children’s social and emotional development of those who attend and do not attend early childhood education. Method: This comparative study was carried out using cross sectional approach among 72 participants divided into 2 groups: 36 participants who attend early childhood education and 36 participants who do not attend early childhood education. Consecutive sampling technique was applied to select samples. Results: Non-parametric statistical test employed was Mann Whitney test, whose comparison value of children attending and not attending early childhood education was Pvalue 0.000; the emotional comparison value was Pvalue 0.040, so it can be concluded that there were differences in social and emotional development between children who attend early childhood education and those who do not attend early childhood education. Conclusion: Early childhood education can help stimulate development on children. Parents should pay more attention to their children’s social and emotional development, whereas if parents cannot be the medium to support children’s social and emotional development, they should engage their children to early childhood education.         

Around 40% there are still children of pre-school age who have not been able to do their developmental tasks according to their age. In addition, in the kindergarten, finger painting activities have never been done on the soft motor development of pre-school children in Tunas Kelapa Kindergarten Group B Tinigi Village, Galang District. This type of quantitative research with a one group pretest posttest approach, a population of 32 people and a sample of 15 people with purposive sampling technique. Data analysis used the Wilcoxon test, with finger painting as an independent variable and fine motor dependent. The results of the pretest study were 8 respondents (53.3%) suspect and the posttest was 13 respondents (86.7%) normal. The results of bivariate analysis obtained p value 0.014 <0.05, there is an effect of finger painting activities on the soft motor development of pre-school children in Tunas Kelapa Kindergarten Group B Tinigi Village, Galang District. It is hoped that this research can be additional knowledge for parents so they can optimize the development of their children.

Preschoolers are children aged three to six years. Covid - 19 is a pandemic that is shaking the world right now. Due to the Covid - 19 pandemic, children cannot play with friends outside the home. Limited play space for children makes it easy for them to feel bored just to stay at home, causing children to become anxious. The purpose of this case study is to apply storytelling play therapy to reduce anxiety levels in preschool-aged children at home due to the covid-19 pandemic. The method of this case study is descriptive. The result of the case study is a decrease in anxiety score in subject I from 45 to 30 and subject II from 51 to 34. The conclusion of this case study shows that storytelling therapy is effective in reducing the anxiety level of preschool children. Suggestions for this case study are expected that parents can apply storytelling to reduce anxiety levels in children at home due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Development is the process of changing the functional capacity or working ability of the body's organs towards a state that is increasingly organized and specialized according to the wishes of their respective functions. According to the 2015 United Nations Emergency Children's Fund (UNICEF) report, data was found that the incidence of growth and development disorders in children under five, especially motor development disorders, is still high, namely 27.5% or 3 million children. The aim of this research is to determine the factors that influence the motor development of preschool children at TKIT Al Hikmah. This type of research is analytical with a cross sectional approach which was carried out in February 2021. The research population was 40 preschool aged children. With a sample of 32 respondents. The sampling technique uses accidental sampling. Data were analyzed using a logistic regression test with a confidence level of 95%. The results of the research showed that there was an influence of the length of interaction and stimulation with children on the motor development of preschool aged children and there was no influence of age, education and mother's occupation on the motor development of children aged 3 - 4 years at TKIT Al Hikmah. It is hoped that mothers can increase developmental stimulation during interactions with children and make contact time with children a useful time for stimulation.