THE RELATIONSHIP OF MOTHER'S PARENTING PATTERNS WITH THENUTRITIONAL STATUS OF TODDLER AGES 24-60 MONTHS AT POSYANDU SEKUPANG, BATAM CITY, 2024

Based on the preliminary survey results conducted by the research at the Sekupang community health center, there were 87 patients with nutritional deficiencies in 2023. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between maternal parenting patterns and the occurrence of nutritional status at the Harapan Ibu integrated health service post in Sekupang in 2024. The independent variable in this study is maternal parenting style, while the dependent variable is nutritional status. The design used in this research is quantitative with a cross-sectional approach aimed at examining the relationship between the independent and dependent variables at the same time, and the sampling technique employed is total sampling. The population in this study consists of mothers with toddlers aged 24-60 months who are at the Harapan Ibu Posyandu in Sekupang, Batam City, totaling 45 mothers with toddlers, and the research was conducted in July 2024. Data collection tools using questionnaires on maternal parenting styles and nutritional status through anthropometric measurements. Analyze the data using the chi-square statistical test. The research results obtained 45 respondents, of which 5 (11.1%) experienced good maternal parenting, 7 (15.6%) experienced adequate parenting, and 33 (73.3%) experienced poor maternal parenting. Additionally, 32 respondents (71.1%) experienced malnutrition, 12 (26.7%) had good nutrition, and 1 (2.2%) experienced overnutrition. The research findings indicate a significant relationship between maternal parenting and the nutritional status of toddlers, with a p-value of 0.000 < 0.005, thus the null hypothesis is rejected, meaning there is a relationship between maternal parenting and the nutritional status of children aged 24-60 months at the Harapan Ibu posyandu. It is recommended that research sites provide education to mothers about what maternal parenting patterns are and the nutritional status of toddlers.