Indonesian Children’s Television Shows that are in Line with Their Development

Abstract

This article aims to identify television shows that are in line with the personality development of elementary school students. The approach of this study is qualitative descriptive. The data used in this study are television shows that Indonesian children watch. The data source of this study is television shows in Indonesia. The data of this study were collected by using interview and observation techniques. The data analysis of this study was done by interactive method. The results of this study indicate that television shows that are of favored by elementary school students are not all relevant to the child's personality development. Based on nine television shows that are of favored by elementary school students, it is known that seven television shows are irrelevant and two television shows are relevant to the child's personality development. The two television shows are Upin & Ipin and Si Bolang. The television show that is also relevant to the development of the child's personality is Laptop Si Unyil. The three television shows are considered relevant to elementary school students because these programs have the power to stimulate children's curiosity, stimulate children's creativity in utilizing the environment, and are able to foster children's imagination to recognize creativity.