The Role Of Mother Toddler Classes In Stimulating Child Growth And Development
Authors: Yuliana Fitri , Agustini Lia , Hestiyana Nita , Kusvitasari Hairiana 
Published: January 2025

Latar Belakang: Kemampuan orang tua terutama ibu dalam melakukan stimulasi maupun deteksi dini tumbuh kembang anak masih sangat rendah, hal ini sesuai dengan data dari Puskesmas Tanah Habang bahwa kasus gangguan perkembangan menduduki posisi kedua tertinggi di Kabupaten Balangan dengan presentase 2,1%. Pemanfaatan Buku KIA dan Kelas Balita sebagai media informasi stimulasi tumbuh kembang sangat diperlukan oleh Ibu agar memudahkan dalam melakukan intervensi dini adanya gangguan tumbuh kembang pada anak.Tujuan: menganalisis pengaruh kelas ibu balita terhadap pengetahuan ibu dalam stimulasi tumbuh kembang anak usia 0-24 bulan di wilayah kerja UPTD Puskesmas Tanah Habang.Metode: Penelitian eksperimen dengan rancangan Pre Eksperiment One-group pretest-posttest design, pengambilan sampel 20 orang menggunakan purposive sampling, instrumen pengambilan data menggunakan kuesioner, kemudian dianalisis dengan Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test.Hasil: Hasil penelitian diperoleh pengetahuan sebelum Kelas Ibu Balita dalam kategori baik sebanyak 19 orang (95%), kategori cukup sebanyak 1 orang (5%) dan hasil pengetahuan setelah Kelas Ibu Balita adalah 100% kategori baik (20 orang). Hasil uji Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test diperoleh nilai Sig. (2-tailed) sebesar 0,000 lebih kecil dari 0,05. Hal ini menunjukkan ada perbedaan yang signifikan antara sebelum dan sesudah Kelas Ibu Balita.Simpulan: Pemanfaatan Kelas Ibu Balita memiliki pengaruh terhadap pengetahuan ibu dalam stimulasi tumbuh kembang anak, semakin baik pengetahuan ibu dapat berdampak terhadap perilaku ibu sehingga pemantauan tumbuh kembang anak dapat dilakukan secara optimal.Saran: Informasi melalui kelas balita dapat meningkatkan kesadaran orangtua dalam mendeteksi kelainan tumbuh kembang pada anak Kata Kunci: Kelas Ibu Balita, pengetahuan, stimulasi tumbuh kembang ABSTRACT Background: The ability of parents, especially mothers, to stimulate and detect early child development is still very low, this is in accordance with data from Tanah Habang Health Center that cases of developmental disorders are in the second highest position in Balangan Regency with a percentage of 2.1%. The use of KIA Books and Toddler Classes as a medium for information on growth and development stimulation is very much needed by mothers to make it easier to intervene early in the presence of growth and development disorders in children.Objective: Analyzing the influence of mother-to-toddler classes on mothers' knowledge in stimulating the growth and development of children aged 0-24 months in the working area of the Tanah Habang Health Center.Methods: Experimental research with Preexperiment One-group pretest-posttest design, sampling of 20 people using purposive sampling, data collection instruments using questionnaires, then analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test.Results: The results of the study obtained knowledge before the Mother Toddler Class in the good category of 19 people (95%), sufficient category of 1 person (5%) and the results of knowledge after the Mother Toddler Class were 100% good category (20 people). The results of the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test obtained a Sig. (2-tailed) value of 0.000 which is smaller than 0.05. This shows that there is a significant difference between before and after the Mother Toddler Class.Conclusion: UtilizationThe Mother and Toddler Class has an influence on mothers' knowledge in stimulating children's growth and development. The better the mother's knowledge, the better the impact on the mother's behavior so that monitoring of children's growth and development can be carried out optimally.Suggestion: Information through toddler classes can increase parents' awareness in detecting growth and development disorders in children Keywords: Mother toddler class, knowledge, growth and development stimulation