CHARACTERISTICS OF PARENTS’CARING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS

CHARACTERISTICS OF PARENTS’CARING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS

Keperawatan Anak

Introduction:The development of children under five years need the stimulus of his parents, if early childhood does not give any attention his development, so it cannot be repaired in the next period, so it will affect the quality of life of children. The objective of this study is to determine the factors that can affect parenting in stimulating the development of children under five years.Methods:This study used analytical correlation research design. The population was mothers with young children in the village of Losari, PlosoJombang in September 2016 with a number of 220 people. The samples of 150 were used by simple random sampling technique. The independent variable in this study were the factors which affect the parenting of elderly people that are maternal age, maternal education, the involvement of fathers, experience of parenting mothers and the mother's response to stress. The dependent variable in this research was the development of children under five years. Data analysis techniques used by chi-square test.Result:All the factors that affected parenting would affect the development of children under five years also.Conclusion: Children’s development was a continuous process which required the role of fathers and mothers, fathers and mothers were expected to stimulate the development together for on reaching the optimal development.
Keywords:Characteristics, Parenting, Development, Children under five years

Monika Sawitri Prihatini, Inayatur Rosyidah

International Nursing Conference 2017