The Role of Parents in Supporting the Development of Early Childhood Potential: A Qualitative Exploration

Abstract

Children are a gift given by God which is given as a mandate in carrying out tasks in the world to be useful and virtuous human beings. Parents are the first foundation for their children in teaching all education. Children's potential is a fundamental and main strength to be developed with good stimulus and directly given by parents from birth in a family environment. The importance of parents in understanding the potential development of their children in order to follow their children's interests and talents. Talent in children usually arises from hobbies they like, if parents support the development of the potential of children, these hobbies will become extraordinary talents. From the results of the author's research that at TPQ Al Amiin, the role of parents in developing the potential of early childhood is lacking because most parents there are still lacking in parenting education and several factors such as economic factors, egocentric factors and broken home factors which cause their children to become directionless.

Implementation of the Integrative Holistic Program in Early Childhood Education

“…Parenting is a process of interaction and socialization between parents and children that is carried out continuously and related to the socio-cultural background of the child (Fahruddin & Nilawati Astini, 2018). The importance of parenting is to understand the development of potential in their children so that they can follow their children's interests and talents (Azzahra et al, 2023). The parenting services that have been implemented by PAUD Ar-Rahmah are parenting activity programs that are carried out once a month with students' parents for consultation related to child growth and development, and how to take care of children.…”