Relationship between Mother's Parenting Style and Stunting in Toddlers Aged 24-59 Months in the Working Area of the Kwandang Health Center Indonesia

Abstract

Background:Stunting or stunting is a condition of failure to thrive in infants (0-11) months and toddlers (12-59) months due to chronic malnutrition, especially in the first 1,000 days of life so that children are too short for their age.. Objective :This study aims to determine the relationship between maternal parenting and the incidence of stunting in toddlers aged 24-59 months in the working area of the Kwandang Public Health Center, Gorontalo Regency, Indonesia. Methodology :This study used an analytic research design with a cross sectional approach. The sample in this study was 22 respondents, namely mothers under five aged 24-59 months.Data analysis usingChi-Square.Results: From researchThe results showed that there was a significant relationship between maternal parenting and the incidence of stunting in toddlers aged 24-59 months, where XCount 20,000 > XTable 7,879. Mother's parenting style is very influential on the growth of toddlers because good parenting and stimulation will make toddlers grow well too.