Pattern of family care and food consumption of primary school students in medan, Indonesia

Abstract

Parenting is very influential on children's daily behavior, especially at school, when children encounter various types of snacks that can have a negative impact on children's health such as diarrhea, typhus and food poisoning for a long time, and can even cause cancer and anemia. This can happen if the child cannot choose healthy foods. So that family parenting plays an important role for children's health. The purpose of this study was to determine the pattern of family care and food consumption in primary school children in Medan. This study used a descriptive design. The population in this study were parents and elementary school students in Medan, totaling 270 students. Sampling using total sampling. The data collection tool uses a questionnaire. Data analysis using frequency distribution. The results showed that 92 respondents (34.3%) applied democratic parenting and from 270 respondents it was found that 173 respondents (64.1%) were in the unfavorable category for snack consumption. This can occur because there are many external factors that influence the food consumption behavior of school children and environmental factors greatly influence children's behavior, especially peer factors. Based on the research results, it is suggested that parents should supervise and provide knowledge to children about the dangers of consuming food carelessly so that children can distinguish foods that are good for consumption at school.