THE EFFECT OF STORYTELLING METHOD ON CHILDREN'S INDEPENDENCE IN TOILET TRAINING AT TK 'AISYIAH II PEKANBARU

Abstract

Toilet training is an effort made to develop children's independence to control urination and defecation in children. Children's independence to act freely to do something on their own impulse without the help of others. Playing is one method that is popular with children by conveying stories from the trainer to the listeners with the aim of providing information for the listeners so that they can be used to recognize their own and other people's emotions, and be able to solve problems. Objective: to determine the effect of the storytelling method on children's independence in carrying out toilet training in children aged 3-5 years at Kindergarten 'Aisyiah II Pekanbaru. Research design: quasi quantitative descriptive experiment with a one group pre-post test design with a sample size of 15 respondents. Research results: the age of learning toilet training at pre-school age, namely 4 years old, was 8 people (53.3%), the majority were male, 9 people (60.0%), before the storytelling intervention was carried out, the average level of independence of children at that age 15 years. respondents with a mean value of 37.87 with a standard deviation of 3.25, after the storytelling intervention was carried out the average level of children's independence for the 15 respondents was with a mean value of 43.20 with a standard deviation of 2.45. The difference in the average value of the level of independence before being given the storytelling intervention was with a mean value of 37.87 and after being given the storytelling intervention with a mean value of 43.20. The difference in the average value of the level of independence before being given the storytelling intervention was with a mean value of 37.87 and after being given the storytelling intervention with a mean value of 43.20. Based on statistical tests using the T test (paired sample t-test), the p value was 0.000 < 0.05, so it can be concluded that there is a significant influence on providing storytelling intervention on children's independence in carrying out toilet training. Conclusion: The independence of children aged 4-5 years in carrying out toilet training is influenced by the storytelling group at that age. Suggestion: choose the same respondents who are not independent in toilet training aged 3-5 years.