Mass Media in Perspective of Parents Preschoolers in Kendari

DOI

10.2991/secret-18.2018.23How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Mass Media, Parent Perception, Child Behavior, Preschool Age

Abstract

This study aims to: 1) know the types of mass media accessed by preschoolers, 2) to know the behavioral development of preschool children, 3) to know the attitude of parents to the mass media for the development of preschool behavior. This research was conducted in Kendari of Southeast Sulawesi. This study used a case study method, respondents are parents who have preschool children who are considered in accordance of 10 people. Data were obtained with structured interview techniques in the elderly and observation in their children with age range of 4-6 years. The results showed that: 1) the mass media that is more often accessed by preschoolers is television. Television broadcasting with children's movies is the most watched, the next is the soap opera with teenage themes also become a spectacle of children, 2) the behavior of preschoolers based on the results of the study did not show deviant symptoms, 3) parents who have preschool children show the attitude positive. The conclusion is that parents' perceptions of the mass media are showing relatively good circumstances, showing no exaggerated anxiety about their impact on the development of their child's behavior. Suggestion is that parents together with the surrounding community to always control the spectacle of their children, perform mentoring, limit the time/hours watching television, and educate children about the adverse effects of addiction to watch, as well as institutions that serve to control the broadcasting of the media mass to further improve its performance.

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© 2018, 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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AU  - Sitti Rahmaniar Abubakar
AU  - Irawaty Irawaty
AU  - Nanang Sahriana
PY  - 2018/11
DA  - 2018/11
TI  - Mass Media in Perspective of Parents Preschoolers in Kendari
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Early Childhood Education. Semarang Early Childhood Research and Education Talks (SECRET 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 147
EP  - 151
SN  - 2352-5398
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