The Effect of CTL-Based Parenting Program with Mobile Training Program Assistant to Improve Parenting Skill of Parents and Overcome Tantrum on Three-Years-Old Children

Abstract

Tantrum in children is one of the most critical parenting problems and cannot be ignored. If neglected, it can have an impact on the children's unpreparedness in adapting to their environment. Parents must properly do handling tantrums in children. It will happen when parents have good parenting skills. Parents' parenting skills need to be increasing. It is necessary to provide training, a Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) based parenting program with mobile training program assistant. This research is conducted using quasi-experimental analysis. The population in this study is all parents in Malang City who have children with tantrum problems. The sampling technique used is the purposive sampling technique with the criteria of parents who have children aged three years with tantrum problems that show verbal and physical behaviour. The research instrument consisted of a set of parenting skill and tantrum questionnaires for children with the help of the Mobile Training Program and without the Mobile Training Program.