ABSTRAKPicky eater ialah permasalahan yang dihadapi oleh mayoritas orang tua ketika menangani anaknya contohnya seperti anak yang rewel saat diberi makan, anak yang sulit makan dan anak yang cenderung memilih makanan. Salah satunya yang memengaruhi kebiasaan makan anak ialah pola asuh orang tua. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk (1) mengetahui apakah terdapat hubungan antara pola asuh demokratis dengan perilaku makan, (2) mengetahui apakah terdapat hubungan antara pola asuh otoriter dengan perilaku makan serta (3) mengetahui apakah terdapat hubungan antara pola asuh permisif dengan perilaku makan. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan pendekatan kuantitatif korelasional. Sampel berjumlah 54 orang tua dari TK Aisyiyah 20 Pajang. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan pengunaan kuesioner mengenai pola asuh orang tua yaitu The Psychometric Properties of Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire -Short Form (PSDQ-SF) dan kuesioner perilaku makan yaitu Children Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ) yang dibagikan kepada wali murid di TK Aisyiyah 20 Pajang dan wawancara dengan guru kelas mengenai perilaku makan ketika berada di sekolah. Penelitian menunjukkan hasil bahwa berdasarkan perhitungan Spearman didapat koefisien 0,965, maka terdapat hubungan di antara model pola asuh orang tua dengan perilaku makan anak. Kata Kunci: anak usia dini; pola asuh; perilaku makan ABSTRACT Picky eater is a problem faced by the majority of parents when handling their children, for example, children who are fussy when fed, children who have difficulty eating and children who tend to choose food. One of the factors that influence children's eating habits is parenting style. So, this research was conducted with the aim of (1) knowing whether there is a relationship between democratic parenting and eating behavior, (2) knowing whether there is a relationship between authoritarian parenting and eating behavior and (3) knowing whether there is a relationship between permissive parenting and eating behavior. This research was conducted with a quantitative correlational approach. The sample is 54 parents from TK Aisyiyah 20 Pajang. Data collection was carried out using a questionnaire regarding parenting patterns, namely The Psychometric Properties of Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire -Short Form (PSDQ-SF) and an eating behavior questionnaire, namely the Children Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ) which was distributed to parents of students at TK Aisyiyah 20 Displays and interviews with classroom teachers regarding eating behavior while at school. Research shows 0,965 as the coefficient using Spearman's theory that there is a relationship between parenting type and children's eating behavior.