HOLISTIC PARENTING TO ENHACE CHILDREN’S WELL BEING

Abstract

Children’s well-being is an important aspect which is influenced by by the practice of parenting. In Islamic literature, there is a concept of parenting which consists of five dimenisons: qudwah hasanah (integrated role model), al adah (habituation), al mauidzah (effective advice), al mulahadzah (fairness in care and control), and al uqubah wa ujaroh (proportional consequences). I call this concept holistic parenting. Objective. This study aims to examine the application of holistic parenting approach toward children’s well-being. One hundred and nine 6th grade students were sampled in this study, using incidental sampling technique. Holistic parenting scale and Multidimensional Student’s Life Satisfaction Scale (MSLSS) were used as measuring tools. Results. Significant positive correlation between holistic parenting and children’s well-being were found; either for myself dimension (= 0,70, p= 0,000) or my friend dimension (r= 0,861, p= 0,000). Regression analysis revealed that the role of holistic parenting against well-being variability accounted for 48.5% and 73,8%. Conclusion. I conclude that holistic parenting has a role in enhancing children’s wellbeing.