The Role of Parental Communication in Building Early Childhood Personal Hygiene Independence

Vevi Sunarti, Ismaniar, Fhadila Nuryantika, Rachma Shofy, Sri Cahaya Murni, M. H. D. Natsir

2025

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between parental communication and children's independence in maintaining personal hygiene. This study focuses on children aged 5-6 years, who still have difficulty in independent hygiene. With a quantitative correlational approach, data were collected through questionnaires given to 34 parents selected using cluster random sampling techniques. The results showed that parental communication has a significant influence on the level of children's independence in maintaining personal hygiene. Parents who actively communicate with their children tend to build a higher awareness of the importance of hygiene. In addition, positive forms of communication, such as providing clear directions and providing direct examples, have been shown to increase children's motivation to care for themselves independently. Thus, active parental involvement in daily communication plays an important role in shaping children's hygiene habits. Therefore, parents are advised to improve more open and supportive communication patterns in order to instill children's self-care habits from an early age that have a positive impact on their health and independence.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Sunarti V., Ismaniar., Nuryantika F., Shofy R., Murni S. and Natsir M. (2025). The Role of Parental Communication in Building Early Childhood Personal Hygiene Independence. In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Early Childhood Education - Volume 1: ICECE; ISBN 978-989-758-788-7, SciTePress, pages 104-107. DOI: 10.5220/0014070200004935

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icece25,
author={Vevi Sunarti and Ismaniar and Fhadila Nuryantika and Rachma Shofy and Sri Cahaya Murni and M. H. D. Natsir},
title={The Role of Parental Communication in Building Early Childhood Personal Hygiene Independence},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Early Childhood Education - Volume 1: ICECE},
year={2025},
pages={104-107},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0014070200004935},
isbn={978-989-758-788-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Early Childhood Education - Volume 1: ICECE
TI - The Role of Parental Communication in Building Early Childhood Personal Hygiene Independence
SN - 978-989-758-788-7
AU - Sunarti V.
AU - Ismaniar.
AU - Nuryantika F.
AU - Shofy R.
AU - Murni S.
AU - Natsir M.
PY - 2025
SP - 104
EP - 107
DO - 10.5220/0014070200004935
PB - SciTePress