The Influence of Parents’ Role and Parenting on Communication and Social Independence of Children in Kindergarten Cempaka Cluster, Central Banjarmasin Subdistrict

Abstract

Children’s personality development is crucial for their future and parents have a great role in assuring it develops well. The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of parenting on communication and children's social independence in the Kindergarten Cluster Cempaka, Central Banjarmasin District. The study uses a quantitative approach with explanatory methods, including cause and effect. It had a population of 360, and a total of 189 people were selected using a proportional sample technique. The research instruments were questionnaires. To analyze the collected data the researcher used regression and path analysis. The results show that: first, parental role influences communication in the Cempaka Cluster Kindergarten with 0.620. Second, parenting influences parental communication by 0.391. Third, the role of parents influences children's social independence by 0.568. Fourth, parenting parents influence the social independence of children by 0.696. Fifth, parental communication impacts children's social independence by 0.625. Sixth, parents' role through communication has a significant impact on the independence of children, specifically 0.06566. Lastly, there is an influence of parenting through communication on children's social independence of 0.1144. Thus, parents need to understand how to educate children to make them Social Independence and promote self-understanding in daily life.