Parents’ Perceptions Regarding the Urgency of Handwriting Readiness for Digital Native Children in Bengkulu City

Abstract

Children who not be ready to handwriting but are forced to immediately have handwriting skills will make it difficult for children to be able to have good handwriting skills later. Parents' views on handwriting readiness will influence children's development because it will be a guide for parents in providing education for children. The purpose of this study was to see the percentage of parents' perceptions about the importance of paying attention to digital native children's handwriting readiness. The research subjects were of 45 parents of children who were in kindergartens aged 4-5 years in Bengkulu City with data collected using the survey method. The results of this study show that 44.4% of parents agree on the importance of handwriting readiness. This is shown from the results of interviews conducted, namely, parents believe that children will be able to have handwriting skills when the child's development is mature. For this reason, handwriting readiness is needed first so that children have handwriting skills. Whereas 55.6% of parents prioritized children having handwriting skills compared to children having handwriting readiness first. This is because according to parents, children in kindergarten need more handwriting skills for the readiness of children in elementary school.