SOSIALISASI PERAN ORANG TUA PADA ANAK TERHADAP PENGGUNAAN TEKNOLOGI DI DESA SUNGAI KAPAS KABUPATEN MERANGIN

Abstract

This community service aims to provide understanding to parents of the importance of the role of parents in children in the use of technology today. The method of activity used is socialization. The results of the activity showed the role of parents is greatly abused in the form of supervision and mentoring to children in order to avoid misuse of technology. In mentoring, the father's role only monitors the child's activities, as they work more outside the home. While the mother has a lot of time with the child, because as a housewife can accompany the child in activities. Father and mother's knowledge about the impact of the use of technology for children is a supporting factor of parenthood, while the inhibitory factor can be seen from the role of the father who has limited time in accompanying the child because he has to work, and the mother is more to the lack of knowledge and low education, as well as weaknesses in parenting that cendrung obey the will of the child. Some additional roles that parents can perform are, 1). Assisting children in using technology. The importance of parental assistance to provide supervision and can improve the harmony of parents and children. 2). Preparing children to face the rapid development of technology.