JIKA (ProceedingsThe 1 first INHOSTEC (Institut Ilmu Kesehatan dan Teknologi Muhammadiyah Palembang) Volume 1 Issue Edisi Khusus (2023) “Health Innovation to Improve Quallity of Live in Industry 5.0 Era” 15 EFFECT EMOTIONAL DEMONTRASION (EMO DEMO) OF COMPLEMENTARY KNOWLEDGE FOODS ( COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING) OF MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN UNDER TWO YEARS OLD Diah Tri Andini 1 , Ravi Masitah 2 , Siti Soleha 3 1 Prodi S1 Gizi, Faculty Sains and Tecnology, Institut Of Health Science And Tecnology Muhammadiyah Palembang Email : diahtriandini23@gmail.com ABSTRACT Background : The nutritional needs of children under two years old (Baduta) can be completed by consuming complementary feeding because nutritional needs cannot be completed only from breast milk. The impact of early complementary feeding can cause diarrhea and can cause death in infants. Mothers must have good knowledge. Emo demo is an intervention method that can increase knowledge related to complementary feeding. Aim : the aim of this study is to determine the effect of the Emotional Demontration (Emo demo) method of complementary feeding on the knowledge of mothers with children under two years old (Baduta). Methods : This research is descriptive analytical research with a quasi- experimental reasearch design One Group Pre Test and Post Test Design. The number of subjects in this study was 33 mothers who had children under two years old. The variables analyzed inclued family characteristic (respondent, age, mothers education, mothers occupation, fathers occupation, family income, and number of children). Results : the results of the analysis showed that there is effect of the emo demo intervention method wuth changes in knowledge with p-value <0,05. Conclusion : increased knowledge can affect mothers ability to give complementary feeding Keywords : Children Under Two Years Old, Complementary Feeding, Emo Demo Method INTRODUCTION The majority of children under the age of two (Badutas) are in the 9-16 month age group. During this period, Baduta experienced a transitional period in eating, caring for, and growing in environmental interactions (Anizah, 2021). Malnourished children who experience malnutrition are not only at risk for growth stunting but also brain development problems related to intelligence, stunted height growth, vulnerability to communicable and non- communicable diseases and decreased productivity in adulthood (Majors et al., 2021). Globally, according to data (Alihar, 2018) the prevalence of stunting in Southeast Asia is as much as (8.2%) and Indonesia is one of the countries in Southeast Asia belonging to the high prevalence of stunting (24.4%). Based on the Indonesian Nutritional Status Data (SSGI) for 2021 in Indonesia (13.6%) underweight, (20.8%) stunted, (7.8%) wasted and (3.4%) overweight. The number of underweight children in South Sumatra Province in 2021 (15.7%), stunted (24.8%) wasted (7.6%) and overweight (4.9%). For the prevalence of Underweight in the city of Palembang (16.1%), stunting (16.1%), wasted (9.6%). Based on BKKBN data for South Sumatra Province, Kuto Batu Village is a stunting locus with a prevalence of potential families risk stunting the highest was in Palembang City, namely (124 toddlers) and (1,338 families) who were at risk of stunting 5. Data showed that in Kuto Batu Village, especially RT 04, as many as 106 families did not consume a variety of foods, this could be (BKKBN South Sumatra, 2022). This location is a locus of stunting because