HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN DAN POLA ASUH ORANG TUA TERHADAP PERKEMBANGAN SOSIAL ANAK DENGAN RETARDASI MENTAL DI MALUKU TENGAH

Mental retardation is a general decline in intellectual function that occurs during childhood development and associated with impaired social adaptation. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between knowledge parenting styles parents on children mental retardation. research method descriptive cross sectional approach. data collection technique used total sampling 44 respondents. Data were collected using questionnaire Vienland Social Maturity Scale (VSMS). analysis Chi-Square nonparametric statistical analysis. results Chi-square test showed p-value = 0.039 (p≤0.05) for parents' children's 0.012 development. conclusion there significant retardation.
 Keywords: knowledge; development; parenting;