PELATIHAN PARENTING SKILL MENINGKATKAN PENGETAHUAN ORANG TUA TENTANG PEMBENTUKAN KARAKTER ANAK USIA PRESCHOOL

Abstract

Parenting skills are the main pillar of parents in nurturing and guiding children to create a generation of character. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of parenting skill training in increasing parents' knowledge about the formation of the character of pre-school age children. Quantitative research method with a quasi experimental approach pre-test and post-test control group design. A sample of 50 people used a total sampling technique according to the inclusion criteria. The instrument used is a questionnaire for the formation of children's character including Honesty, Discipline and Sociability. Data were analyzed univariately and bivariately with Wilcoxon. The results obtained variable knowledge of honest character formation p = 0.000, knowledge of discipline character formation p = 0.003, knowledge of easy-going character formation p = 0.002. The result of p value < 0.05 (Sig. 95%) then Ho is rejected so Ha is accepted, so that there is a significant difference between the pre-test post-test of parenting skills training on knowledge the formation of honest, disciplined, sociable characters. So it can be concluded that parenting skill training for parents is very effective in increasing knowledge about character building in preschool age children. Knowledge of how to raise and educate children from infancy to adulthood is very necessary, which will affect the development of children's characteristics in the future

Parenting skill merupakan pilar utama orang tua dalam mengasuh dan membimbing anak agar terwujudnya generasi yang berkarakter. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui efektivitas pelatihan parenting skill dalam meningkatkan pengetahuan orang tua tentang pembentukan karakter anak usia pre school. Metode penelitian kuantitatif dengan teknik pendekatan quasy experiment pre-test and post-test control group design. Sampel sebanyak 50 orang menggunakan teknik total sampling sesuai kriteria inklusi. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah kuesioner Pembentukan Karakter Anak meliputi Jujur, Disiplin dan Mudah Bergaul. Data dianalisis secara univariat dan bivariat dengan Wilcoxon. Hasil yang didapatkan variabel pengetahuan pembentukan karakter jujur p=0,000, pengetahuan pembentukan karakter disiplin p=0,003, pengetahuan pembentukan karakter mudah bergaul p=0,002. Hasil p value < 0,05 (Sig. 95%) maka Ho ditolak sehingga Ha diterima, sehingga terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara pre-test post-test pelatihan parenting skill terhadap pengetahuan dalam pembentukan karakter jujur, disiplin mudah bergaul. Sehingga dapat disimpulkan pelatihan parenting skill pada orang tua sangat efektif dalam meningkatkan pengetahuan tentang pembentukan karakter pada anak usia preschool. Pengetahuan tentang cara membesarkan dan menididk anak sejak masih bayi hingga dewasa sangat diperlukan, yang mana akan berpengaruh terhadap perkembangan karakteristik anak pada nantinya.