DEVELOPING CHILDREN’S CHARACTERTHROUGH ISLAMIC GUIDANCE ANDCOUNSELLING DEVELOPMENTIN THEFAMILY SETTING

Abstract

In line with developments in information technology, there is the tendency of characters such as polite, friendly, polite, religious, and like to work together (mutual aid) to be dwindling. The opposite behaviors like rude, cruel, violent, unlawful, hostility between the groups (ethnic, village, school, college, even among the faculty) are becoming increasingly prominent. This phenomenon indicates that the character of this nation is declining. This is possible because it treats the scenes of violence and asocial behavior that appears through the electronic media that can be viewed and copied at any time. On the other hand, the role of family in helping the development of children’s potency is very important because the family (father-mother) is the important place and area in which the children were born and raised, from where children learn to develop a conscience and emotions, and in which children learn about the environment and interact in ways appropriate. Although the role of family is so important, but not all families are able to perform that role well. It may be caused by a mistake in choosing a potential husband or wife, providing for the family, educating children, crisis, and lack of parental supervision. Looking at the weaknesses of the above, for the idea of prevention—in packaging development guidance and counseling –that might be done by the family in helping develop the potential of biological, psychological, social and faith of a child, the family can grow and develop optimally the children into individual noble character as expected the nation, according to age level and also in line with the will of his Creator, Allah the Almighty.