MANAJEMEN SELF-AWARENESS ORANG TUA TERHADAP ANAK YANG MEMILIKI KECANDUAN PADA GADGET

Abstract

The research aims to determine the management of parental self-awareness towards children who are addicted to gadgets in the working area of ​​the Betungan Community Health Center, Bengkulu City. The research design is qualitative with a phenomenological method. Collecting data by interviews and observations. Based on the results of interviews with informants, 4 themes were obtained that explained the research problem. The themes obtained are based on parents' experiences in managing self-awareness in their children who are addicted to gadgets in the working area of ​​the Bentiring Community Health Center, Bengkulu City. The themes obtained are (1) use of gadgets in everyday life, (2) characteristics of gadget dependence (3) strategies to optimize gadget use, and (4) strategies to reduce gadget dependence.Conclusion, management of parental self-awareness towards children who are addicted to gadgets in the working area of ​​the Betungan Health Center, Bengkulu City, namely by providing supervision to children when playing with gadgets and giving children time limits so that they do not overdo it and directing them to educational websites that can be used by children. . Suggestion: For parents who are busy working, it is recommended that they still be able to control the intensity (duration and frequency) of gadget use by only giving them gadgets when parents are at home and controlling the activities (playing games or accessing the internet) that children do with gadgets.