Interaction of Mothers in Playing as Media to Introduce Profession

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10.2991/acpch-18.2019.66How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Family coding, mother and child interaction, role play

Abstract

Maternal-child interactions in play activities are recognized as beneficial, including supporting the development of children's knowledge and understanding. Game types also varyies, it can be structured or not structured, using media or without using media. In this study, playing doctors is used to know the role of the mother in introducing the profession. The study’s approach is using qualitative phenomenology. Key informants were selected purposively and obtained three pairs of mothers and children living in the Colomadu, Solo, Central Java. The criteria used for selecting informants are mother and child pairs, active mother at home and children aged 4-6,5 years. The method of data collection using triangulation because it uses several different methods, namely observation, interview and family coding. The media used during the game is a set of medical devices, and the mother-daughter couple plays the role of the doctor and the patient. The results of this study indicate that mother-child interaction at play can foster an understanding of the profession as a doctor. Children become aware of the doctors' profession, can use medical equipment (toys), know the inspection procedures and cultivate further curiosity about the profession of doctors and there is a desire to become a doctor.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Wisnu Sri Hertinjung
AU  - Ayu Kurniawaty
AU  - Illiyyin Tri Mukaromah
PY  - 2019/03
DA  - 2019/03
TI  - Interaction of Mothers in Playing as Media to Introduce Profession
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th ASEAN Conference on Psychology, Counselling, and Humanities (ACPCH 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 269
EP  - 273
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/acpch-18.2019.66
DO  - 10.2991/acpch-18.2019.66
ID  - Hertinjung2019/03
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