Guidance and Counseling Service to Improve Early Childhood Self-Control tat Early Childhood Education at Salatiga

Abstract

Self-control is a psychological condition that influences other behavior formation. Misbehavior and destructive attitude are increasing among children. Researches concluded that someone's learning achievement, harmonious relationship to each other; good mental and discipline are influenced by self-control ability. Early childhood years are in rebelling phase where they have low self-control even they tend to be impulsive and have high imitative ability. Without appropriate nurture, children will grow worse than before in the next phase. Based on this case, it is needed to develop guidance and counseling to improve early childhood's self-control at early childhood education. This research used mixed method that it mixed qualitative and quantitative method solidly. The subjects of this research were 27 students of early childhood education, 27 students' parents, 3 principals and 4 teachers as informant. This research used questioner, interview, and observation as techniques of data collection. Guidance and counseling service to improve students' self control was implemented through teacher who taught students based on the guidance of guidance and counseling program proposed by counselor. The learning guidance was arranged comprehensively, which involved cognitive, affective, and behavior aspects. From the research result, it can be concluded that, guidance and counseling service which was conducted comprehensively using cognitive, affective, and behavior approach can improve early childhood's self-control