FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE PATTERNS OF INDEPENDENCE AND DISCIPLINE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

Abstract

This research aims to determine the factors related to the pattern of independence and discipline in early childhood. Independence and discipline are formed from the socio-emotional activities of children at school. specifically, this research aims to study (1). Early childhood family characteristic factors; (2). Early childhood independence and discipline patterns; (3). The relationship between family characteristic factors and early childhood independence and discipline patterns. This research was carried out at the Hanna Manado Kindergarten school. The data collected consists of primary data and secondary data. Sampling was carried out using a simple random sampling technique, the number of samples taken was 35 children. To determine the correlation between factors related to patterns of independence and discipline, the Rank-Spearman correlation test was carried out. The results of the correlation test show that there is no significant correlation between all the factors contained in family characteristics and the child's independence pattern. Meanwhile, in the discipline pattern, what constitutes a good relationship is only the size of the family. In the independence pattern, only maternal education was significantly positively correlated with independence (r=0.385, p<0.05). This means that there is a tendency that the higher the mother's education level, the better the child's independence pattern.

Keywords: Pattern of independence, discipline, early childhood