The Community Services Activities of Group Mother to Inscrease Knowledge about Toddler Growth and Development

Rika Resmana 1, Rika Resmana 1 and Wiwin Widayani2, Wiwin Widayani2 and Dewi Purwaningsih, 3, Dewi Purwaningsih, 3 (2018) The Community Services Activities of Group Mother to Inscrease Knowledge about Toddler Growth and Development. The Community Services Activities of Group Mother to Inscrease Knowledge about Toddler Growth and Development (1). pp. 1-4.

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Abstract. Background :Child'sphysical, mental, social, emotionalgrowth and development are influenced by nutrition, health and education. Based on data from the Profile of the Bandung City Health Office, thatthere are stillproblemsthatoccur in groups of childrenwho are experiencinggrowth (Toddlers). The problemisamongothers, there are still cases of lowbirthweight (LBW), whichisequal to 2.31% and cases of malnutrition whichisequal to 4.91%. Theseproblems if not addressedwill affect the quality of life of children, especiallyexperiencingdelays in terms of development of intelligence. Only in-depth interviews withseveral cadres and mothers of childrenunder five, there are stillmanyunderfive motherswho do not understand about toddlergrowth, toddler nutrition, appropriate contraception.The purpose of thisactivityis to increase the knowledge, attitudes and behavior of toddlermotherssothat the growth and development of childrenunder five increases. Methods :Themethodusedis forming a toddlermother group throughactivities: counseling with group discussion methods, brainstorming, roleplay about toddlergrowth, factorsthat influence toddlergrowth and how to monitor it, toddler nutrition and family planning sothat the toddlermother group becomeshealthmotivator group. Results :The activitiesthat have been carried out are forming 2 groups of mothers of childrenunder five in RW 01 and RW 13 in Pasteur Village, SukajadiSubdistrictwith a total of 5 groups of mothers of childrenunder five. The activitywascarried out through counseling, group discussions, roleplay and demonstrationswhichwereheldevery 2 weekswithin 8 months Conclusion :The post-test resultsshowedincreasedknowledge in bothpartner groups about growth and development of childrenunder five, nutrition of childrenunder five and family planning. Keywords:Growth, development, toddlers

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