A OVERVIEW OF EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AGED 3-5 YEARS AT POSYANDU

Abstract

Unintentionally, and we realize, parents often think that children are miniatures of adults. An important period in children's growth and development is the toddler period, especially the age of 3-5 years. Because during this period it is basic growth that will later affect and determine the next development of children. During this time, the growth of language, motor, emotions and intelligence is very fast. So that every abnormality/deviation, no matter how small, if not detected and handled properly, will reduce the quality of Human Resources (HR).

The research was conducted in June 2021 at the Posyandu of Wates Village, Tulungagung Campurdarat District. A type of descriptive research with variables describing the emotional development of children aged 3-5 years. The population is 220 people with the Accidentally Sampling sampling technique. The number of respondents was 128. Data collection using a checklist, then data analysis is carried out.

The results of the study found that the emotional development of children aged 3-5 years was mostly from normal respondents, namely as many as 85 respondents (66.41%), while children aged 3-5 years almost half of the respondents had emotional development disorders, namely as many as 43 respondents (33.59%).

The difference between normal children and children with emotional development disorders is caused by the role of the mother who is too excessive or lacking, so that errors in educating, in addition to the home atmosphere and the number of family members are also factors that cause children to experience emotional development disorders.