The Feeding Pattern Related to Stunting in Toddlers Age 24–59 Months

— One of the main causes of stunting in children in Indonesia is due to the wrong feeding patterns of parents. Feeding patterns that occur in children, such as fault in determining the type of food, the amount of food and the feeding schedule that is not given based on the child's age can result in unfulfilled balanced nutritional intake in these children which can lead to stunting. This research uses descriptive correlational method with a retrospective time approach. The number of samples in this study were taken using a total sampling technique of 40 respondents. The tools used in this study used a stature meter and processed them into standardized values (Z-score) using anthropometry to measure stunting, the instrument used Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ) to measure feeding patterns. Analyze data used Kendall's Tau statistical test. The result using Kendall's Tau obtained p-value 0.01 <α (0.05). The conclusion of this research there is a significant correlation between the feeding pattern and stunting on toddlers in the Work Area of the Jetis Public Health Center II Bantul, Yogyakarta.