PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN CHILDREN'S LEARNING ACTIVITIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

This research aims to find out parental involvement or parental involvement in early childhood learning activities during the Covid 19 pandemic. Early childhood is still in desperate need of mentoring during the learning process from home and therefore the role of parents becomes very important because it has a long-term impact on the child's development. Respondents were 102 parents who had children aged 4-6 years in Pekanbaru City. This research uses survey methods with a quantitative descriptive approach. Overall, the results of parental involvement study consisted of three indicators, namely parental motivation, parents' perception of the invitation of others to engage in the child's education, as well as what parents felt in general was high. This means parents have a good motivation to accompany the child to learn by understanding their important role and having confidence in accompanying the child's learning activities.